(Contents. more numerous, being confined to the R.W. Bros. His Grace theDuke of Manchester,Provincial Grand PAGE Master of Northamptonshire ; Cap fc. Brereton, The Eoyal Visit to Ireland 141 The " Prince of Wales Own" Lodge, (151) Belfast 142 R.N., the Representative from the Grand Lodge Increase of numbers in Masonry 143 The way to do tho Work 144 of England to the Grand Lodge of Ireland ; V.W. Masonic Jottings 145 Masonic Notes and Queries : 146 Bro. W. E. Gimbleton, Past Grand Deacon; Bro Masonic Sayings and Doings Abroad 148 the Marquis of Hamilton ; V.W. Bro. J. 0. Park- Revieivs , 149 FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE :— inson, Junior Grand Warden of the Grand Mark MASONIC MIEEOE :— Lodge of England ; Bro. Francis Knollys, the Masonic Mems • 1»° Grand Lodgo of Ireland 150 Private Secretary of His Royal Highness (who CEAET LODGE MEETINGS :— had just received his M.M. degree) ; and Bro. Metropolitan 152 Provincial 152 Oonrfcenay Boyle, Private Secretary to his India 153 Excellency the Lord Lieutenant. Cape of Good Hope 155 Australia 155 The manly outspoken extempore speech of His Royal Arch 156 Ancient and Accepted Rites 156 Royal Highness has given a subject for consider- Knights Templar 156 The Knights Templar Past and Present ,. 157 ation to all Masons under the sister Grand Lodges. The Mark Degree in England 159 " It is true Notices to Correspondents J80 ," he said " I have not been a Mason List of Lodge, &c, Meetings for ensuing u-eek 160 very long, still I will take the liberty of saying that during the short period that I have LONDON, SATURDAY, AUGUsT 19, 1871 been one of yourselves I may not be con- THE ROYAL VISIT TO IRELAND. sidered an unworthy member."'"' At the time of the installation of our M.W. Bro. it may be Whatever significance the Royal visit to Ireland remembered that we took some little exception to may have, in a political sense, is a matter with the fact that a newly-initiated brother should have which, as a Masonic Journal, we have no concern. had the rank thrust upon him, which it had taken "Whether Paddy, in the sunshine of a Royal visit, a quarter of a century of zealous hard work to with processions, triumphal arches, and illumi- earn hy the only other brother under this consti- nations forgets, as things of a remote and barbarian tution, who was entitled to the same rank. At age, his hate of the Saxon, and his cry for that time, we felt it would have been better for our •' * Repale " is not a subject for consideration in Royal Brother to have had the opportunity of doing our columns ; but it is a pleasurable duty to record something to " win his spurs/' and that the rank the enthusiastic reception which our Royal Brother, of Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of the Prince of Wales, has met with from Masons England should have been accorded him as a of every grade in the Emerald Isle. reward for services rendered, and not as the na- As sister Lodges, the G-rand Lodges of England, tural result of the accident of birth which made Scotland, and Ireland, have ever been in close him the heir apparent to the Throne of Great communion ; with the fact of the heir to the Britain. At the same time we expressed our hope throne being at one and the same time a that the confidence of the Rulers of the Craft was member of one or more subordinate lodges under not misplaced—that our Royal Brother would each Constitution j and holding under the English prove himself a worthy scion of a long line of Constitution the rank of Past Grand Master ; under Masonic Ancestors. the Scottish Constitution that of Grand Patron, and ur hopes have been thus far realized. a similar rank under the Irish Constitution, the Although able to write at the end of his name the Masons of the three several countries must highest rank which it is possible for a Craft feel bound still closer than ever by the tie of Mason to attain, and with no further reward as an brotherly love. incentive, but the esteem of his brethren, out- The enthusiasm with which the Royal visitor was Royal Brother has been most unremitting in the received was extended in a great measure to every performance of his Masonic duties- Although individual member of the Craft hailing from the scarce eighteen, montli". have elapsed since his Grand Lodge of England, and it was an evident reception into English Craft Masonry, His Royal source of regret that the representatives were not Highness has assisted at the festivals of two of our Charities ; he has laid with Masonic honour8 The heir to the greatest throne in the world has the Foundation Stone of the New Schools at been initiated into the secrets of Masonry. He sees Reading, and he has been installed Grand Patron nothing to fear, he becomes an active brother. of the Order in each of the sister countries. In all parts of the great nation over which one But these are pleasant duties, may say some day, in the natural course of events, he must reign, reader. It is no great hardship to preside at a he expatiates upon the excellent precepts and th© gran d dinner, or make one in a pleasant cc out- perfect doctrines of Freemasonry ; he denounces ing." But the concluding remarks of our R oyal the mistaken notion that Freemasonry is a political Brother's address show that he knows there society, or has a political bias. He says that " we,, is something more in Freemasonry than the as Masons, have no politics ; the great object of mere name. He says, " We all know how our Order is to strengthren the bonds of fraternal- good and holy a thing Freemasonry is. How affection, and make us live in pure and Christian excellent are its precepts, how perfect are its love with all men." And finally he states that " our doctrines." He has evidently studied the prin- Masonic principles and hopes are essential parts ciples and the precepts of the Royal Art, and is of our attachment to the constitution and our able to expatiate upon them. loyalty to the crown." Again he says, ** Forgive me if I remind you To those misguided monarchs, who suppress that some of our friends outside are not so well Freemasonry in their dominions, we would only acquainted with its merits as we are ourselves, and say, take the word of your " Cousin of Wales," as that a most mistaken idea prevails in some minds " One who knows," that Freemasonry is not a that, because we are a secret society, we meet un- political society, that its proceedings have not a political purposes, or have a political bias in any- political bias. Encourage your subjects to become thing we do." The " some minds" referred to Freemasons, let them flourish under the warmth must be held to include a large number of the of your smiles and approbation , and when they Roman Catholics, the head of which Church, and become, as they will, a great body, identify your- his satellites, have ever industriously circulated selves with the Order , and you will find that their and fostered the idea that Freemasonary has a Masonic principles and hopes will prove essential political purpose, and that its doctrines are calcu- parts of their attachment to the constitution and lated to upset law, order and religion ; and, in their loyalty to your crown. the words of a recent anathema, would " drive God himself from his throne." Now the con- cluding portion of our Brother's speech before the Grand Lodge of Ireland : — "I am THE " PRINCE OF WALES'S OWN " LOD&E, delighted to have this opportunity of proclaiming, what I am satisfied you will agree with me in, (No. 154..), BELFAST. namely, that we have, as Masons, no politics, that The Prince of Wales has been ejected an honorary- the great object of our order is to strengthen the member of the Masonic Lodge 154, in Belfast, which, bonds of fraternal affection, and make us live in since 1813, has borne the name of the " Prince of pure and Christian love with all men ; that though Wales's Own.'' An address, to which the resolution a secret, we are not a political body; that our of the Lodge was appended , was forwarded to his- Masonic principles and hopes are essential parts Royal Highness, and the following acknowledgments- of our attachm ent to the Constitution and our were received :— loyalty to the Crown.'* " Viceregal Lodge, August 6. What an answer to those bigoted continental " Mr. Knollys is desired by the Prince of Wales-- kings and emperors who see in Freemasonry to thank the Master, Wardens, and members of the s own Masonic Lod imbued from Prince of Wales' ge, CLIV., Bel- nothing but the enfan t terrible which, fast, for their cordial address, and for their expres- infancy with revolutionary principles, will grow sions of loyalty and attachment towards Her Majesty up to overthrow their thrones and deprive them the Queen. of their birthrights, and whose growth must be " It has afforded his Royal Highness great satis- faction to have been able to revisit these shores, and kept down with an iron hand ; nay, must be ex- he will never forget the welcome which he has. terminated as vermin. received from all classes of the community . Viceregal Lodge, Dublin, August 6. purified by its influences, but because they wish to " Ir,—I am desired by the Prince of Wales to turn it to account. The reputation of Masonry to convey to the request you to have the goodness being Master, Wardens, and Members of the Prince of good, the mercenary seek our endorsement Wales's Own Masonic Lodge CLIV, Belfast, his in order to obtain character and credit. We are thanks for the resolutions contained in their address, thus incurring moral liabilities and losses which his Royal •and to inform you that it will afford damage our standing in the world. Highness great pleasure to become an honorary member of the Lodge in question. — I have the Our love of growth and our pride in our Order, 'honour to be, Sir, your very obedient servant, which are natural enough, and which, if kept "Fiancis Knollys, Private Secretary. within strict Masonic limits, are harmless enough, " Mr. C. Stewart, Masonic Hall, Belfast." tempt us to seek far too much the applause of the world. We boast too much before the world of the beauties and blessings of Masonry : we exhibi INCREASE OF NUMBERS IN MASONRY. ourselves in Masonic processions on occasions not Masonic : and in other ways manifest undue The Grand Lodge of Michigan has issued the anxiety to be seen and known, and admired, as 'following circular to its Lodges, and it is so op- Masons. This, brethren, is Masonic vanity, and portune, and full of practical truths, that we re- not Masonry. reproduce it, and recommend its reading by all This undue sensitiveness to the world's opinion, Masons whithersoever dispersed : on the other hand, is too apt to betray us into " Worshipful Master, Wardens aud Brethren : useless arguments with those who, through ignor- The attention of the G rand Lodge of F. and A. ance, ridicule or assail us; by which means we are Masons of the State of Michigan has been called unsuspectingly led into a violation of one of our to the prevalence and rapid increase of certain first and most important obligations. Masonic evils that result from the rapid growth The popularity of our institution is such that and apparent prosperity of our Order in this juris- the ambitious, anxious to wear its honours, but diction. That these evils exist is apparent to all ; forgetful of true Masonic modesty, too often resort .-and this Gran d Lodge, convinced of the import- to discreditable manoeuvering and tactics to win ance of eradicating them as speedily as possible and wear its jewelled collars. This ought not so from the Lodges under its care, takes this unu- to be. Brethren, the white gloves and apron of. sual means to admonish you of the necessity of a Master Mason, if worthily worn, are the reform in the following particulars, viz : highest badge of honour a man can wear. We Our numerical growth has been so rapid that should be more careful to wear these worthily, and we have become proud of it, and have been so be less anxious to assume the jewels of office ; for willing—perhaps so anxious—to increase our mem- though the latter may represent power, they do bership, that we have, for a time,forgotten those not always indicate purity. rules of prudence that should guide and govern We are neglecting too much that policy of Masons at all times, in the making of Masons. inviolable secrecy which formerly has characterised Too often the profane are solicited and urged to the Order, by the observance of which we have join the Order. In some cases this proceeds from preserved not only our purity, but our very an indiscreet zeal in behalf of an institution we existence. This neglect of Masonic secrecy is a love; but too often it is the result of rivalry be- great and growing- evil. The world hears far too tween Lodges. In the anxiety to grow—to be a much of the work and of the business of the large lodge—to have an overflowing treasury—we Lodge. How is it, and why is it, brethren, that forget to exclude the unworthy. Thus, while we the secrets of the ballot, that should not be grow in numbers, we are decreasing in that divulged even in the Lodge, are so often the sport moral strength which should always be found in a of the world ? The prevailing failure to preserve Masonic Lodge. our strict rule of silence bodes no good to Masonry. Masonry being now on the high tide of prospe- It must be speedily checked, or there will be left rity and popularity, many are attracted to it, not to us but little of that * harmony ' which consti- because they love it, but because it is popular. tutes our chief * strength.-' Many join the Order, not because they wish to be It is an evidence of our degeneracy that we are too lenient towards offenders against our laws. word for one of the same, or a similar signification, TJnmasonic conduct in far too many instances, not mars the work less than the false pronunciation or only escapes censure and punishment, but sits accentuation of the word laid down in the ritual. unrebuked on the floor—nay, even in the highest Suppose the candidate is told in the true work stations of the Lodge. The good will leave ns if that he has " exemplified" an event in history,, we do not punish the bad. Brethren, that is not would it detract from the impression of the work Masonic charity to an erring brother which makes should he use the word " illustrated" instead ? the immoral, the corrupt, and the traitorous the We give this as a sp ecimen of the principle for peer and equal of the good, the honest and the which we contend, that there are worse errors honourable Mason. than the substitution of a strange word of similar- A custom, or fashion, rather, exists among us, meaning. The sentence in which the word " ex- which is innocent of itself , and would be harmless emplified^' occurs, badly delivered, would be less but for the use which unworthy Masons and those forcible and impressive, and subserve the interest who are not Masons make of it. It is the of Masonry less than the interpolation of " illus- wearing of Masonic jewelry. Masons, undoubtedly, trated" in a well and forcibly spoken sentence. If often indulge in it because they love its beautiful this be true, it is better to make the manner of symbolism ; but in these times, when cheats, delivering a study, as well as the text of the work. swindlers, and thieves assume them as a means of This brings us back to our starting-point, that obtaining the reputation and credit of Masons, it a good officer will endeavour to understand—¦ becomes us to inquire whether it is not a duty we thoroughly understand—the work. And by this owe the Craft to wholly abstain from the custom . we do not mean that we should go through it without missing a word or misplacing a syllable* Some do that and yet know very little about the words. The ritual of Masonry will bear study. THE WAY TO DO THE WORK. It is terse, simple and expressive, and in nine BY BRO . ROUNSEVILLE . cases out of ten when an officer is at a loss to> construe a passage in it, if he will express the No officer can do his work well who does not idea in the most forcible, direct and simple lan- thoroughly understand it ; hence the necessity of guage that he can command, he will get it cor- " studying" it. It is not enough that he can re- rectly. There is no verbiage, no rhetorical peat it, parrot-like. We do not agree with those periods, no high-sounding epithets, no rounded who think that an uneducated man makes the sentences in Masonry. It is like the three pillars ; best officer , because he is more likely to get it it combines wisdom, strength, amd beauty /without exact. It may readily be conceded that an a display of tawdry finery. Then it follows that ignorant man will be more likely to use the exact the officer who shall attempt to deliver his charges language of the work than one who is educated. and lectures in grandeloquent, or what is gener- It is undoubtedly the fact, and for this reason : ally called an eloquent manner, will most surely The man who does not think has no words but fail. those he finds in the work to express the idea But this is not all. The officer must strive to which that work contains. He gets the idea from accommodate his manner to the particular subject the work, and expresses it in its own language, on which he is engaged. It would be simply and because he has no other. With the educated, only ridiculous to assume the same bearing and thinking man, the case is different. He has half manner in delivering the historical lectures that a dozen terms that express the same, or a similar would be proper and desirable in the most idea, and he will frequently have one at hand, thrilling portions of the second section of the when the term that is orthodox escapes his memory. third degree. Should a man design to commit an Now it is doubtless desirable that there should outrage on a public highway, at mid-day, where be uniformity in the work, but we submit that persons would be constantly passing, he would there are other things more desirable. One of not likely be long or very noisy about it. If he these is a forcible and impressive manner of de- said anything, it would not be in a loud tone of livering the lectures. The change of a single voice that might bring the neighbourhood upon him . But nature would be his indicator and he of good Masons who can by no means make good beyond the mere tenets would speak in a low, earnest key, that would not officers . We must look love relief attract attention from the passers by, but which of a Mason's profession—brotherly , , have but would be audible to those to whom it was ad- and truth. These the good officer must , he must have more. One of the great obstacles dressed. We give this illustration as a specimen found which may be applied to a great number of in the way of Masonic progress is to be right here. We elect those to office that we love points in the "work of Masonry. The work should always be performed in a without regard to capability. The result is that manner that would be appropriate to the subject we often have good Masons who are very bad were the transactions delineated real. Hence, officers in the chairs of the lodge. The work is ill-done flags the attend- anything incongruous introduced in the ceremony, , the interest in Masonry , detracts from its influence and impression. ance becomes small, the lod ge dwindles down to Masonry is essentially dramatic. Thus we must a determined few, and well for it, if that few does not only observe the ** unities" of the play, but not become weary. We close this paper with a remark that ought the " proprieties" also. What would we think of a murderer, who, after he had throttled his victim, to be an axiom : No lodge was ever prosperous ill-done should carry his body to the hastily-scooped grave when the work was ; no lodge long declines when the work is well performed. From by torchlight? And yet we have witnessed scenes in the lodge-room quite as incongruous, this fact the importance to Masonry of good work not to say ridiculous, as this. Such lodges are may be inferred.—Masonic Trowel. wise above the traditions of Masonry. They sacrifice sense to effect, and then spoil the effect , by the perfect absurdity of the proprieties. " A jewel in a swine's snout" is a scriptural fi gure to MASONIC JOTTINGS, No. 82. illustrate a lack of discretion. There are many BY A PAST PROVINCIAL GBAND MASTER , beautiful things and pretty ceremonies intrinsically, that are wholly out of place in the work of a lodge CHRISTIANS, JEWS, PARSEES AND MAHOMEDAM S of Masons. MEETING IN LODGE. To prevent falling into these follies we must Christians, Jews, Parsees aud Mahomedams, study the work. The accomplished actor does meeting in lodge, preserve so much only of their something more than commit his lines to memoiy. respective religions as comprises natural theology. He studies the meaning of the author ; he strives OUR FREEMASONRY ,WITH AND WITHOUT ITS MYTHS AND LEGENDS. TO ascertain and enter into the train of thought with its myths and legends is that led to the expression of the beautiful ideas Our Freemasonry, , a fruit garden and an ornamental flower garden which it is his duty and pleasure to render in the also; without its myths and legends [it is a fruit best possible manner. The good lodge officer is, garden onl y. in a degree, an accomplished actor. He must TOLERATION. strive to comprehend the thoughts which passed The English Constitution and English Freema- through the brains of those ancient worthies when sonry were ch anged by toleration, so far only as the present work of Freemasonry was embodied they were liberalised. into a perfect system. And he who most ENGLISH FREEMASONRY AT THE UNION. thoroughly studies these old forms and expressions, English Freemasonry at the union, 1813, was a these old symbols and emblems, these ancient particular Freemasonry, and an universal Free- ceremonies and rites, will be best qualified to ad- masonry. The religion, as a particular Preema- minister them. He who applies himself the sonry, was Christianity. The religion , as a closest to the study will discover the most beauties universal Freemasonry, was natural theology. and the most good in the Institution, arid will be MASONRY. the best able to perform the duties of his station. Masonry is natural to man ; but it is not true In choosing men to do the work of the lodge,we Masonry, unless made so by the right exercise of must never forget that there are countless numbers his reason. THE SOUL. MASONIC NOTE S AND QUERIES . The pious and instructed Mason may believe that the stars " will fade away ;" and that the sun THE GERMAN MASONIC UNION AND BRO. W. P. BUCHAN. " will grow dim with age ;" but he knows that the The Union of German Freemasons has elected soul " will flourish in eternal youth." * Bro. Buchan, as Corresponding Member, on its tenth GOOD MEN IN OLD TIMES. anniversary at Darmstadt, and also forwarded its Diploma to him as a token of the acknowled of Brother —Good men in old times found Masonry gment , his services to the Craft. As masonic ftuthor he has in their own minds, if they found it not in a lodge- been engaged to promote historical truth and the THE GRANDIDIER THEORY. true welfare of the Craft. In electing him like the The subject of the Grandidier Theory was tho Brethren, Hughan, Woodford , Lyon, Peck, &c, the Union of German Freemasons English Freemasonry, first introduced into France , wishes to make a new link between English and German Freemasonry, and in 1725, and into Germany in 1733. to promote the unity of our Masonic family. It is our 1717 Revival Freemasonry. RIGHT OF ADMISSION INTO THE ENGLISH LODGE . THE TWO 1717 THEORISTS. TESTIMONY. Every brother regularly initiated into a true Free- "If the present system was fabricated in 1717 , masonry, has tbe right of admission into the English Lodge in every part of the Globe.— CHARLES PUB- there would be, say in 1 760, persons living, and TOS" COOPEE . connected with the Order, who could personally UNION OF GERMAN MASONS. testify to the fact ; but can the two 1717 theorists The following are my answers to the questions show any such testimony in their favour amongst contained in a letter, entitled as above. First.—Ten Masonic writers ?" years have elapsed since the Society was founded. Secondly.—The first meeting took place at Potsdam, CHRISTIAN, JEWISH, AND MAHOMEDAN FREE- MASONRIES. 19th May, 1861 . Thirdly.—In the " Freemasons' Magazine " vol XI, page 382 is an account of the - , , A Christian Sect establishes a Freemasonry proceedings at that meeting. Fourthly.—The Eev. A. opening the door of the lod to the members ge of F. A. Woodford,; , of Swillington (Ebor, " A Masonic their own sect only. But when five years had Student ) is a Corresponding Member of the Society. — CHAHI.ES PUHTON COOPEE . elapsed they opened the door of the lodge to IN WHAT SENSE FREEMASONRY IS A RELIGION. * members of all other Christian sects. And when " God has created man, he preserves him , he makes twenty years had elapsed they opened the door himself known to him, he judges him. From these of the lod ge to all men , believers in the Great relations spring duties, on the part of man, which may Architect of the Universe. be reduced to four principal ones—to believe, to love, to obey to worship. Now there is nothing which prevents a Jewish God has an existence ; all nature proves it; the sect or a Mahomedau sect from doing what the reason , the moral sentiment ; the order of the uni- verse. Man is constrained therefore to believe in Christian sect is decribed to have done. God. We shall thus have, during five years. Christian, Man exists, and preserves his existence onl y by the Jewish, and Mahomedan Freemasonries limited to Will of God. It is to God that he owes intelli- gence and which makes him the king of certain sects of Christians Jews and Mahome- liberty, , , nature. Man therefore is constrained to love God. dan s ; and during fifteen years Christian , Jewish, God, the creator of man, displays himself to him and Mahomedan Freemasonries comprehending as a power, not only beneficent, but superior. Man all sects of Christians, Jews, ancl Mahomedans ; therefore is constrained to obey God. Everything that man possesses is the gift of God. and lastly, twenty years having elapsed, we shall On him he depends, to him he looks up. He owes have three Universal Freemasonries. him then the homage of his being. As a finite and KRAUSE. frail being he is constrained to humble himself Krause has observed that when we find in any before the being who is infinite and perfect. He is thus constrained to worship God."—From a bundle of nation or age in aim and social efforts resembling Masonic Excerpts.— CIIAEXES PUETON COOPEE . organization those of the Freemasons, we are by A PLEASANT DISPUTATION. no means justified in seeing any closer connection Therp is a pleasant disputation in Masonic Litera- n them, than such as human nature, everywhere ture, touching what a Contributor thinks fit to call his theory. The parties are a Fellow-Craft, and an and in all ages is known to have in common— , Entered Apprentice. which characterestics form the basis of all social The former contends that according to a Contribu- intercourse.—Krause. tor's theory, Speculative Masonry did not exist, * " Unhurt amidst the Avar of elements, * See before page 128, " In what sense Freemasonry is The ivrecks of matter, and tbe crusli of worlds."—Addison not a Eeligion. whilst the latter contends that, according to such that Robert Moray was made a Master Mason in theory, it did exist, before the year 1717. 1641, yet at page 652 Bro. Findel admits that he The Fellow-Craft's proof consists of the five was mistaken in saying so, and Bro. D. Murray ensuing passages, taken from communications of the Lyon, who is examining the old records of the Lodge Contributor to the " Freemasons' Magazine," in the ot Edinburgh Mary's Chapel , explains that Eobert month of October, 1869. Moray was not " made a Master Mason," but like 1. " Since Bro. J. A. H. asserts that Speculative other non-operatives had an honorary connection with Masonry was in existence before 1717, it is his place that body. And seeing also that no longer ago than to prove the affirmative , not mine to prove the nega- Sth inst., Bro. Hughan says that " Masonic degrees tive." were unknown before A.D. 1716 ," it appears to me 2. " I mean by speculative Masonry our present that instead of Bro. Buchan being wrong in his system , which system was instituted about A .D . " assertions" at page 249 of the Magazine for April 1717. " 1st 1871, it is the English and German Masonic 3. " I shall be glad to hear what constituted the Historians referred to who were deficient in their speculative Masonry,which, we are told, existed before knowled ge of the subject when they wrote. It must 1717 ? I am quite sure it was not the Speculative be remembered that owing to many masonic documents Masonry, or Freemasonry, we now posses. There- having been carefully examined by various brethren fore, what was it ? within the last three years, " more light" has been 4. " Are we alway s to hear about, and never to shed upon many points that were until then see these precious evidences of the antiquity of exceedingly obscure. Consequently if any brother Speculative Masonry before 1717." wishes to keep abreast of our present position in the 5. " First prove if you can , (but I am afraid you attainment of the true history of our Order it will cannot; that our Speculative Masonry existed before never do to ignore the progress made within the last last century." three years, Seeing therefore that our system did The Entered Apprentice's proof consists of the not exist before 1716—17, it follows that it was im- following communication, made to the " Freemasons' possible for the four London Lodges to impart what Magazine," in the month of May last:— they did not possess themselves. It was only in 1716- " Bro. B. does not deny the existence of the doc- 17 they got it.—W. P. BUCHAN. trines which our system of Freemasonry teaches EARLIEST NON-PROFESSIONAL MASONIC OFFICE. before 1717. He onl y denies that our Masonic Society HOLDERS. as such, promulgated them before that time. These at 129 doctrines existed before 1717, and what the founders There is unfortunately a misprint page , eleventh line from top, for under date of 1672 " of Speculative Masonry then did , was to take hold " , read " under date of 1670."—W.P.B. upon them, and use them for their own purposes."—A PAST PROVINCIAL GEAND MASTER . MARKS AND WHO RECEIVED THEM IN THE SEVEN- BIENSEANCE. TEENTH CENTURY A.D. It is better,although right, to be thought wrong,than Two centuries ago the Entering Prenteise, when to be wanting in what the French call "Bienseance." being entered , received his mark on payment of " ane But there are members of the Craft who are wrong, merk piece for his meason merk." Afterwards when and are wanting in Bienseance also.—A PAST PROVIN- admitted to the privileges of a Fellow-of-Craft, his CIAL GEAND MASTER . mark had to be recorded along with his name. No UNSEEMLINESS. extra secret however in the ease.—W. P. BUCHAN. In Masonry where there is unseemliness, look not THE MASTER DEGREE AND THE ROYAL ARCH. for usefulness. AST — A P PEOVINCIAL GEAND The Master Degree never existed until about A.D. MASTER . 1717 ; and the Eoyal Arch, so far as I have been able A CONTRIBUTOR. to discover, not until the fourth decade of last century. An Entered Apprentice says that in December, It is also my own opinion, in accordance with Bro. 1869, a certain Contributor wrote "As to finding Hughan's, that the Grand Lodge of England " went proof of the existence of our Speculative Freemasonry out of its way to adopt the Eoval Arch in A.D. before 1717, I beg to confess my inability to do so, 1813."—W.P.B. the search on my part being fruitless." Whilst in May, 1871, he writes " he does not deny the THE HOLY SAINTS JOHN. existence of the Doctrines which our system of From the " Keystone" we learn we learn that the Freemasonry teaches before 1717." He adds ." these following resolution was introduced before the Grand doctrines existed before 1717.-—A PAST ProvnrciAi, Lodge of New York, and very properly laid on the GRAND MASTER . table :— Whereas, The use of the words " Holy Saints John" THREE ASSERTIONS AND THEIR ANSWERS, (P. 106). as practised in the standard work and lectures of this In reply to Bro. C. P. Cooper, permit me to M. "W". Grand Lodge, is a sectarian interpolation, and in observe that the German and English Masonic His- its tendencies subversive of the primary principles, the torians upon whom he relies at page 107, have made tolerant and universal character of Preemasonry ; and several mistakes, e.g. Whereas, The " Holy Saints John" were entire l y un- Bro. Findel, at page 113 of the known as " Eminent Patrons of Masonry" before the second edition of his History of Freemasonry, says year 1755 ; and that Thomas Boswell was chosen Warden of St. Whereas, The Grand Lodge of England, the Grand Mary 's Lodge at Edinburgh in the year 1600 and Lodge of France, and other Continental Grand Bodies, ignore, in their several rituals, any allusion to these duced. He expresses his belief that this earl mythical hol y lodge y and saintly patrons of ancient Ereema- is altogether mythical. He says :— sonry ; therefore - Resolved, That it is the duty of this M. W. Grand ' My own opinion is, that the first lawful lodge Lod ge, as conservers of the great humanitarian principles of Masons ever convened in this jurisdiction was the submitted to their keeping, to preserve intact and main- one which met iu Newport in 1749, noiv known as tain at all times, regardless of " expediency ," the cosmo- St. John's Lodge. politan character of the Masonic institution, by discarding all sectarian allusions and tendencies; and Resolved , That this subject be referred to a special committee, who shall report upon the same, in full , at the next annual communication of the M. W. Grand MASONIC SAYINGS AND DOINGS ABROAD. Lodge. The committee reported the following resolution , which was properl y tabled :— The " Masonic Mirror " of San Francisco speaks Resolved , That in the opinion of this committee, the thus upon Freemasonry and Popery :— words " Holy Saints John ," as used in the standard When Jacques work and lectures of this M. W. Grand Lodge, should DeMolay, Grand Master of Knights be stricken therefrom, not hereafter to be used as a Templar, was burned at the stake, March 11th, 1314, part thereof, as the same are subject to sectarian by order of Pope Clement W., as the flames of his criticism. funeral pyre were enveloping him in their fiery WAS GEORGE WASHINGTON A CHAPTER MASON ? mantle, and laying hold of his quivering flesh, he Some time since ive received a letter from a brother raised his hand toward Heaven , and called upon the in AYashington city, stating that he had in his posses- one God to sion a scarf worn by Gen. George Washington in forever curse Popery and kingl y des- Eoyal Arch Chapter , and which he presented to potism, and expecially his barbarous executioner, Governor Bradford , of Delaware, from whom it came Clement V. Within forty days the blood-thirsty into the possession of the family of our correspondent. despot, who ruled the world from the Vatican at As an historical relic of interest to the fraternity, and Eome, followed his victim to ansiver at the great especially to the Companions of the Eoyal Arch , it is of much interest. The owner desires that it should tribunal of the Great I Am, for his atrocities. go into the hands of some lod ge or chapter, aud with At that time the Popes at Eome ruled Europe with this view proposes to dispose of it. a rod of iron. No Monarch dared disobey the The roost interesting light in which the matter commands, or fail to perform the behests of his strikes us is the well-authenticated history which is master at Eome. The Pope mode and unmade kings claimed to accompany the scar f , and which connects George Washington not only with the blue Masonry , at will. His excommunication tore royalty from the but with the Royal Arch. During his day it was persons of kings and emperors, and absolved their worked in connection with and under the charter of subjects from all allegiance—yea, commanded them some lod ge, being a appendant to it, ancl the degrees to refuse further obedience to such excommunicated it conferred were considered the completion of tlie ruler. In that third degi-3e. We hope to hear further from this age of ignorance and superstition , interesting relic, and if so we will give our readers the Pope was feared far more than God himself. The the benefit of our researches. — The Evergreen." Vice-gerent made his power directly felt, by faggot A LITTLE TOO EARLY. and torture, and well might the people fear to dis- Bro. J. L. Gould , of Connecticut, published , in obey, surrounded by spies of the Church , and ruled 1866, at New York, a manual entitled " Guide to the body and soul by the most consummate despotism Chapter," in which this statement is contained :— ever inaugurated upon earth. Euler and subject " The earliest account of the introduction of Ma- alike bowed their necks to the Papal yoke in humble sonry into the United States is the history of a lod ge submission. organised in Rhode Island, A.D. 1668, that is, 59 years before the revival in England , and 75 years before the Five centuries and a half have rolled away since establishment of the first lodge of Massachusetts." our heroic Grand Master of Knights Templar yielded The author states that the Eev. Edward Peterson, in up his life rather than forfeit his integrity—and his " History of Ehode Island and Newport in the mark the change ! The dark night is passed , and Past,'' gives the account of this early lod ge. education civilisation and enli " In the spring of 1658, Mordecai Compannel , , ghtenment, with a free Moses Peckeckoe, Levi, and others, in all fifteen Bible has evaporated the superstitions of those dark families, arrived at Newport from Holland. They ages, as miasmatic fogs vanish before the rising sun. brought with them the first three degress of Masonry , The curse of Jacques DeMolay has been meted out and worked them in the house of Compannel ; aud to the P.opish Despotism at Eome, as well as the continued to do so, they and their successors, to the year 1742." despotisms of the world. From a universal tyrant M. W. Grand Master Thos. A. Doyle, of Ehode whose will was law to kings and emperors, Popery Island, has been exp loring this matter, aud alleges has dwindled down to a mere beggarly permittance to that no original documents in proof can now be pro- exist at the will of regenerated Italy. Its arguments of inquisitorial torture, faggots and fiery stakes, consciousness of practically exemplifying those three dungeons and chains, are of the horrors of the past, great Masonic principles—Faith, Hope, and Charity ; which, however strong may be the disposition, for then indeed we can see, like Jacob in his vision, the want of power cannot be used in this enlightened age starry-decked heaven with its innumerable glittering to convince heretics of the error of their ways. Then jewels set in the vast conclave, and the ladder reach- all Europe bowed in submission to the Papal despot. ing to its heights with angels ascending and descend- Now there is not a power in Europe so poor as to do ing, the flutter of whose wings deliriously waves in its bidding. And as if by direct interposition of the successive billows balmly fresh air from the throne Almighty, as punishment for the impious declaration of God." and assumption of infallibility, what little remaining power left the Pope, and bolstered up by French The new Masonic Hall at Mount Sterling. Ken- bayonets, was swept away in the bezom of the tucky, was dedicated recently with appropriate cere- Almighty's wrath ; and, thanks to educated Germany, monies. Italy to day stands redeemed, regenerated, and vir- tually free. The brethren of Monterey are preparing themselves Surely, " Babylon the great is fallen ! is fallen ! and for proficiency in work when they receive the proper in one hour has her judgment come." credentials for organising a lodge. The Editor of the She who drank the blood of Saints and Martyrs, Castroville " Argus " says that he has met the and said "I sit a queen and am no widow, and shall brethren several times, and that they exhibit remark- ¦see no sorrow ;" therefore shall her plagues come in able proficiency in the work. They are preparing a one day. fine hall for their lodge room. This is a true picture of the situation, and the cele- bration of the political reign of a fallen monarch has Legislatures ought to have a better reputation than more the semblance of a funeral pageant than any- they do ; especially when so large a number of thing else. Masons find their way thither. It is reported that We rejoice that the power of the despot is broken , there were 56 of the Fraternity in the House of and his glory departed never "to return. This is a Representatives of the State of Maine, and in the feature worthy of being celebrated, and/with this view Assembly of New York there were 86. -only, was there either propriety or good sense dis- played in celebrating that fallen despotism in a The Grand Eoyal Arch Chapter of Kansas has Republic. abolished the affiliation fee, as unmasonic, and pro- hibited its continuance in subordinat e Chapters. The GBAND LOD GE oa? ENGLAND AND DISTRICT OE Committee on Correspondence of the Grand Chap- COLUMBIA.—The Grand Master of Masons in this ter of New York endorse the action of Kansas, and District has received from the Grand Lodge of remark that it should be adopted in every jurisdic- England, splendidly engrossed and illuminated on tion. vellum, the resolution passed by the latter Grand REVIEWS. Lodge, tendering the Masons of this country their hearty thanks for the enthusiastic welcome and re- "A fe iv Notes and Queries about Newcomi(e)n , (who made the first Steam Engine), and a drawing of his ception given to Earl de Grey and Eipon. Engine, his House and Fireplace, aud something about his Kettle, his Monument, &c."—London, J. Camden RICHMOND (VIRGINIA) MASONIC ACADEMY .—The Hotten. scholars Another quaint Pamphlet printed in the very old style follow- , male and female, of Richmond (Virginia), ing up a former AA-OI-IC on the same subject , hy Bro. Thomas Masonic Academy, were recently examined publicy Lidstone, of Dartmouth, the scene of NeAvcomen's early labours in one of the lodge rooms of that city, before the The hand of a brother is always open to relieve a AA-orthy Masonic Educational Committee, and several promi- distressed broth er. So long as one is worthy to remain a nent Masons. The academy is supported by the Ma- member of this Order, so long as he is entitled to its benefac- tions. Could this be said of every society of men, IIOAV lew sons of Eichmond. ivould be found in our alms-houses. The mystic future with its unknoAvn reservations is before us. No man can fathom it lor a single day. He whose heart is most guy to-day, and Grand Master N orris, of Alabama, in urging the whose mai-roAv seems most redolent of bright joys, may lie the establishment of the Masonic first to need the assistance of his felloAV mortals. The ease and Orphans' Home in that luxary in which he delights to-day, to-niorroAv may be as the jurisdiction, said : " Let us engage in this noble God- tale that is told. The h ealth and strength in which he now like work, and leave for our posterit rejoices may flee as a shadow before the light of another day. y a monument Against these our Order, to a certain extent, provides. It more lasting than brass, and to our Order the proud clothes the naked, visits the siclc, and comforts the distressed. Eleven Children—nine Sons and tivo Daughters—six of whom THE MASONIC MIEMli are entirely dependent upon their eldest Brother for support. Bro. Balling was initiated into the Aiig-el Lodge, So. 59, (now *s* All communications to be addressed to the EDITOR, at No 51), Colchester, in 1853, and was a Subscribing Member up to- 19, Salisbury-street, Strand, London , W.C. the time of his decease. The Application is strongly recom - mended by Bros, the E.AV. B. J. Bagshaw, Provincial Grand Master for Essex ; Andrew Meggy, Deputy Prov. G.M. of Essex ; V MASONIC MEMS. .AV. the Bev. C. J. Martyn, Prov. G. Chap of England ; Eev. E. I. Lockwood, D. Prov. G.M. of Suffolk. Proxies may be sent to Mrs. Balling, Military Boad, Colchester. Bro. L. JF. Cockcroft, D. Prov. G.M. for Northumberland , has been appointed Provincial Grand Superintendent of Royal Arch EOTAI. MASONIC INSTITUTION JOB, GIKLS, OCTOBER ELEC- Masonry for Northumberland . TION, 1871. —The votes of the brethren are solicited on behalf AVe have been requested to announce that it is proposed to pre- of Mary Ann Line, aged 10 years. The father of the candidate, sent a testimonial to Bro. P. Binckes, the Secretary of the Royal Bro. Thomas Line, AA-1IO for some years kept the Chequers Hotel,. Masonic Institution for Boys, in recognition of his -untiring Uxbridge, AA-as initiated in the Boyal Union Lodge, No.3S2, on the efforts, and extraordinary exertions to obtain the funds required 23d. Jan., 1861, and continued a subscribing member to tbe time for the erection of the present handsome building, AA'hich , for of bis decease, which occurred on the 23rd January, 1871. He completeness as a structure, and for utility as a home and died suddenly, leaving his AvidoAV in very straitened circum- school, is probably unsurpassed. At the time of its dedication , stances ivith four children. The case is strongly recommended it becam e a question amongst both town and provincial brethren , by a large number of influential Masons of the Province, and who were cognizant of the great exertions of the Secretary, proxies will be thankfully received by Bros. J. Jaquin, W.M. whether the time had not then arrived for a general recognition 382 • W. Coombes, P.M., Hon. Sec. 389; and G. H. Wools, 382. of his valuable services ; but in the minds of many brethren of eminence, a difficulty presented itself in the fact that the school Avas then burthened Avith a debt of considerable magni- tude, and on reflection it ivas determined that it ivas more fitting to centralise all efforts towards reducing the liabilities GRAND LODGE OF IRELAND. than, even temporarily, to divert the munificence of donors and AVe are enabled , throu gh the kindness of a correspondent, to subscribers. By the secretary's continued perseverance and give with authority a complete list of the brethren who attended thorough devotion to the Avelfare of the institution the liabilities Grand Lodge on the occasion of the installation of M.AV. Bro. have been so far reduced as to leave the institution UOAV only H.B.H. the Prince of Wales, as Grand Patron of the Order ift indebted in a comparatively small sum tc its bankers, Avhilst Irelaud. during the nine years of Bro. Biuekes' secretaryshi p the number The following Grand Officers were present :— of boys bad been increased from 70 to 118. This being the AV. Bro. His Grace Augustus liment should be paid to M. Frederick, Duke of Leinster.. case, it is felt that some suitable comp Grand Master. him by such a substantial testimonial for his earnestness and E.AV. Bro. Robert AVilliam Shekleton, Deputy Grand Master. unflagging zeal, as shall hereafter be a permanent benefit to „ „ The Bight Honourable William Meredyth, Baron himself and family. By a resolution of the committee incVn-iduaj Athlumney, Senior Grand AVarden. „ „ Mei-A'yn , Viscount Poiverscourt, Junior Grand subscriptions are limited to one guinea—those from lodges aud AVarden. chapters are unrestricted. A committee has been formed, ivith ., „ Arthur Bushe, Grand Treasurer. Bro. E. Cox, of 103, Chancery Lane, as Hon. Sec. „ „ Maxwell C. Close, Grand Secretary. „ „ The Bev. John James MacSorley, Grand Chaplain. Brother Richard Spencer, informs us the reprint of tlie 1722 AV. Bro. Charles A. Cameron, Senior Grand Deacon. 1723, 1726, 1730 editions of " The Old Constitutions belonging „ Charles D. Astley, Grand Superintendent of AVorks.. to the Ancient and Honourable Society of Free and Accepted as Junior Grand Deacon. John Maiming, Grand Director of Ceremonies. Masons of England and Ireland ;" edited b Bro. the Bev.Dr.Cox „ y „ Theop hilus E. St. George, Grand Steivard. P.G. Chaplain , &c, illust rated with two facsimile Frontispieces „ Ambrose Baird , Prov. Grand Secretary, as Grand by the "Woodbury process, and other cuts, is noiv in course of SAVOI-CI Bearer. delivery to the subscribers, and can be obtained at the Masoni „ Francis Quinn, Grand Organist. „ Stuart Nassau. Lane, Grand. Inner Guard. Dep &t, 2G, Great Queen Street, W.C. „ Charles T. Walmisley, Deputy Grand Secretary and Treasurer. The Provincial Grand Master of Cumberland aud Westmore- Bro. Samuel B. Oldham, Assistant Secretary. land has announced that the Provincial Grand Lodge will be Bros. Professor Wm. T. Wilkinson, and Dr. H. Minchin,. held at Kendal, at the latter end of September, or, the begin- Secretaries of the Grand Lodge of Instruction. ning of October. R EPBESENTATIVES .— From the Grand Lodge of England : E.W. Capt. Godfrey Brereton , B.N. ; from the Grand Orientof BOXAI, MASONIC INSTITUTION FOB BOXS.—OCTOBEB ELEC- France: E.AV. Sir EdAvard B. Borough, Bart ; from the Grand Lodges of Prussia: E.W. Philip C. Smyly; from tbe Grand TION -FOB 1871-—The Votes and Interests of the Governors Lodge of Canada : E.W. James V. Mackey ; from the Grand and Subscribers are earnestl y solicited on behalf of Earnest Lodge of Louisiana : B. W. Lucius H. Deering ; from the Grand LBAVIS Balling, A ged 8 Years, Son of the late Bro. Thomas Lodge of Virginia : E.W. John Cottle ; from the Grand Lodge Balling, for 33 years connected with the " Essex Standard ," as of Mew York : E.W. John Ringland ; from the Grand Lodge of E.AV. Richard B. De Burg from the Grand Lodge of after a long illness at the early age of Illinois : h ; Reporter, &c, ivho died, , Alabama : E.W. Captain George Huband; from the Prov.Qrand 40, on the 28th January, 18C9, leaving an invalid AVidow and Lodge of Lisbon : AV. John H. Gooddard. PAST GKAND OFFICERS.—E.W. Bros. Sir Edward Borough, S.W.; Charles T. AValmisley, Sec,; AndreAv Ferguson, John T. Hart , Past Dep. G. Master ; Sir Edward Grogan , Pari., Past Hamerton, Henry 0. Barker, Rev. C. M. G. Boyce, Dr. Tynerr G. Warden j Henry E. J. Westley, Past G. Chap. ; Kev. Capt, Stavcley, R. P. AVilliams, Cap t. Bailey, and W. L. Payne. Simpson G. Morrison Past G. Chap. ; AV. Bros. Edmund K. D. L. 153— Bros. James W. Jackson, A\r.M.; Thomas, G. Yeates, , ¦ Toucli e, Past (f. Deacon ; Robert A. Wallace, Past G. Deacon , S.W. Francis H. Berry, J.AV. ; Philip R. Pafcman , Sec ; Thos. Davenport Cragtbwaite, L.L.D., Past G. Org.; Edward D Bell, James Allen, Matheiv Good, Charles AV. Sims, George Thorp, Past G. Inner Guard ; R.AV. William S. Tracy, Past Bell , ancl Chas. H. Bourne. Dep. Prov. G.M. 15S—-Bros. Meldrum Maeready, AV .M.; John Holmes, jun., BOAED OF GENERATE POBPOSES.—Bros. Capt. A. Gibton; S.AV.; Thomas E. Linden, J.W. ; Percival Jones, Sec ; D. J. Henry Johnston, Dr. Kinchin, Joseph AVanfer, Samuel Boucher, Field, J. R. Ryau, M. E. Solomons, AV. Telford, H. Leslie, and Morris Harris, Isaac Beckett , Thomas Bumber, P. J. Graham, AV. F. Coall. L.L.D.; Thomas McGovern , Edward D. Thorp, Dr. C. A. 171—Bros. Cornelius Doherty, W.M.; William HaAA-kins, S.AV.j Cameron, Tlieoplnlus E. St. George, Rev. J. J. Maesorley, Jolm Bernard Murphy, J.AV.; Joseph S. AVilson, Sec. ; John Jennings, Gallic, C. C. Maenamara , AArilliam Roper, Geo. Young, James D. Armstrong, Charles Rankin , J. Battersley, J. D. Rosenthal, Eichering, Arthur Ellis, D. J. Field, Dr. G. D. Powell, Richard and Joh n Redmond. M. Carnegia, Capt. Geo. Huband, Dr. J. Ringland , Joh n Cottle. 225—Bros. Robert AV. Griffin , L.L.D., WM.; AVilliam H. Hillsworth, , Dublin Lodges AA-ere represented as folloAVs :¦—¦ S.W.; Frederick G. Saunders J.W.; Joseph H. AA' Lloy d, Sec. Grand Master's Lodge—Bros. Thomas G. Keraus, .M. ; AAr , , M.D., S.W. ; Henry AVilson M D., J.W Phili 215—Bros. Robert Fitzmauricc, .M.; Nicholas G. Carew Lombe Atthill , . .; p S.W. ; Charles F. Philli , Sec. ; C. Sytuley, M.D., Sec; Travers Blaekley, Plato Oulton, Robert ps, J.W.; George T. Whitestone F. Tinchler, John 0. Miller , John Byrne, J. Wh te, AV. Green, P. Bav ley, James Bell, and John Quaui. y 2—Bros. Edivard W. Smyth, AV.M. ; Henry N. Carrol, S.AV. ; and J. Kempton. 250—Bros. William Curtis, W.M. ; J. J. D. Dillon , S.AV - Henry ICerr.J.AV. ; John Gallie, See. ; Bobert S.McClure, Edward Thomas MeClure, Charles Cooney, John Evans, Dr. Hepburn, Joseph Ambrose M'Emiery, J.W. ; AAllliain Scott, Sec ; Kennan , S. Smithson, Thomas Wright, and Samuel Holt. Ferguson, and Charles 0'Grandison. 49-1—Bros. Henry , 4—Bros. John William Queale. AV.M.; Thomas Dock rell R-. Quin, W.M.; Henry M. AVilliams , S.AV. : AVilliam A. Bell, J.AV William Allen, Sec ; M. Cham- S.AV.; Robert A. Milluer, J.W. ; Samuel B. Oldham , Seo. ; John .; Alexander, John Boon Arthur Andrew's berlain, Dr. Lawless, Dr. Usher, Dr. Chapman, Dr. Jacob, John Hodges, George , , Samuel Mathews, and , Dobbin , George AVoodward, AVilliam Reside, Harry Hod ges Dr. Morgan. , 500—Bros. Montgomery Anderson, AV.M.; Ferdinand AVine- James Ireland, and William Telford . T 5-Bros. E. Hunter, AV.M.; AVilliam L. Barrington, S.W.; wiser, S.AA .; Arthur Andrews, J AV. ; William F. Collins, Sec.; Arthur Barring ton, J.AV. ; Jolm A. Hogan , Sec; LaAvrence John T. Molony, J. Monks, John- AVinstanley, R. Henderson, and Charles Meag Smith, AVilliam ShaAA*, Thomas K. Austin, Georgo W. Drewitt, her. John V. Legge, and E. Ponolue. 620—Bros. AVilliam H. EngledoAv, L.L.D., WM.; Capt. 12—Bros AViiliam Peters Smith. AV.M. ; Capt. Robinson MaxAvell Harte, S.AV.; E. Bernard Coleman , J.AV. - D. Crosth- . , AA-aite C; S.AV. ; Richard Bushe, E. J. Armstrong, Loury Balfour, Arthur , L.L.D., Sec ; H. G. Emerson, J. Fester, George Huband, Edmund St. Casey, and John St. Jessop. Smith, and John Sproule. 25—Bros. Arthur F. Lloyd, AV.M. ; Joshua Bewly, S. W.; John 066—Bros. George D. Enright, AV.M. ; George Booth, S.W. ; AVhite, J.W .; C. A. Cameron, M.D., See.; Samuel T. Bradburne, John De C. Franklin, J .AV. ; Arthur White, Sec; Thomas Raivdon Maenamara, Rev. B. Gibson, Edwards, Joh n Griffin , Charles Hedgelong, Fred Flint, Robert George Nuyers, Alexander Neill , Si. Kennedy, John Beivley, and John Brennen . and J. Siinonton. r 728—Bros. Emanuel Hutchins, AV.M. ; Capt. EdAvard Evans, 33—Bros. Rev. Joseph A. Galbraich , F.T.C.D., AA .M. ; 7 AVilliam Stoker, S.W. ; Arthur Houston , J.AV. ; C.C. Maenamara , S.AA .; Charles A. Cooper , J.W. ; W. Peebles, Capt. Mostyn, See.; John P. Goodman, Robert T. J. Macrory, Dr. Sinclair, Capt. Murray, 0. P. Cotton, J. Haglett. John F. Waller, L.L.D, and Dr. McDowell. The Provinces Avere represented as folloivs :— 50—Bros. Edward H. Carson , AV.M. ; Philip 1\ Lyster, S.W.; ANTBIM.—Bros. AV. H. Dixon, P.G.W., and Robert Atkinson, Edward Peele, J.W.; James V. Mackey, Sec. ; Francis M. Scott, P.Prov. G.W. AVilliam Thompson , John Dumas, Mus. Doc.; Robert K. Clay, ABIIAGH.—Bro. M. C. Close, Prov.G.M. Robert S. Greenhill , Arthur BarloiA-, and James Wilson. 53—Bros. John F. Echlin , AV.M.; Brentnal Talbot, S.AV. ; COXNAT/GHT (NORTH).—Bros. Major Ormsby Gore, Prov.G.M. Henry Coulter, J.W.; Robert L. Swan, M.D., Sec. ; D. Long, Dr. Thos. M. AVood, Prov.G. W. ; li. Ferguson , Prov, G.Sec. Barker, George CroAve, E. B. Murphj-, li. Thompson , and CONNAUGHT (SOUTH).— Bros. W. F. Potts, PI-OA*.. G.M. ; W. George C. Lett. Gamett, Prov. G.W.; R. Eaton, Prov . G.D.; R. Carroll, Prov. 75—Bros. Emanuel Spencer Harty, AV.M. : Peter Marshal!, G.Sec S.AV.; Francis Benson, J.W. ; Marcus C. Sullivan , Sec. ; AndreAV DOWN.— Bro. H. H. Wallace, as D. Prov. G.M. Fitzpatrick, and John O'Byan. AVilliam Collier , , DENNY AND DONEGAL.—Bros. I. G. McMurray, Prov. G.AV. ; 93.—Bros. W.M. ; John Sutton S.W.; James AVilliam Dale, Prov. S.W. ; Capt. A. \V. Smyth, Prov. G.D. Gorton , J.W. : James Ii. North , Sec. ; Thomas Pearsall, R. Donovan, John Forsythe, H . Flavelle, Charles Brian, and John MEATH.—Bros. AV. Featherstonhoug h , Proi*. G.M. : J. Sharpe. Featherstonlioug h as PI-OA*. G. W. ,- Geo. S. D'Arey, Prov. G. Sec. 100—Bros. William F. Douglas, AV.M. ; John B. Gilbert, MIDLAND.—Bros. Eight Hon. Major General Dunne, Prov. S.AV. ; Ralph Valentine, J.W. ; T. H. Atkinso n , Sec. G.M. ; Arthur St. George, D. Prov. G.M .; H. J. P. Kane, Prov. 120—Bros.Auguste Mouillot, AV.M.; Henry Gerty.S.AV.; Henry G.AV. ; A.M. Baird , PI-OA*. G. Sec Cochrane, J.AV. ; James Porter, Sec ; W. II. Collier, J. AV. MUNSTEB.—Bros. Lord Bernard , Prov . G.D. ; Geo. Chatterton Ormsley, Jas. Waug h, Arthur Sharpley, M. L. Davies, and P. Dep. Prov. G.M. AVilliam J. McCoy. WM., NOBTII MUXSTER .—Bro. J. Spaigbt, D. Prov. G.M. ; H. J. 125—Bros. Benjamin F. M'Dowell , M.D., George A. Land Prov. G.M Harvey , S.AV. ; Benjamin D. Watlock , J.AV. ; Robert Tbacker , , . Sec; J. S. AVilson, A. Smith, E. Fitten, John Lawrence, Thos. SOUTH EASTEBN .—Bro. Sir John Kean , Part., Prov. G.M. ; Hayes, and James BroAvne. E. Fitzmaurice, Prov. G.AV. 126—Bros. Frederick Bapty, AV.M.; John D. Elliott. S.AV. ; TVKONE — Bro. Major Irvine, D. Prov. G.M.; Capt. Nicholson , Joh n Cox, J.W. ; Frederic Bapty, Sec ; Graham Lemon , Prov. G. Sec. Thomas Morrow*, John Turner, J. 11. 0. Brieu, Du. Browne, r and Thomas F. Eustace. AAICKXOAV.—Bro. A iscount Poivserscourt, Prov. G.M. ; J. R. 141—Bros. Arthur AV. Foot , M.D., S.W.; Robert Reeves, Sntclille, Prov. G. Treas.; H. Ebbs, Prov. G. Sec. J.AV. ; Henry B. Johnston , See. ; Richard Thompson , F.Basten , There Avere also present :—Bros. Henry G. Henderson, .1. H. A. Dellon, C. H. AVoodroffe , D. Galbraith , B. Bourne, Dr. Gordon , 18, Neivry ; Alexander Lyons, and Stephen Cherry, 20, Geo. Johnston , ancl Dr. Kirk patrick. Sli go ; Capt. Mass'ey, and S. Harding, 13, Limerick ; AV. Green, 143—Bros. J. T. Hanmierton, AV.M.; Richard W. Boyle, andM. Greene, 68, Youghal ; J. Maloney, and P. O'Brien, 60, Enttis ; G. Fitzgerald, J. Gibson, and Thomas Adams, 73, Lime- to Bro. Coote P.M., then retired. Bro. Coote, in submitting r , rick ; AA . Slater, 76, Longford ; George N. Menne, 71, Cork ; A. that a P.M.'s jeivel be voted to Bro. Jones, said that it afforded J. Johnston, 36, Belfast ; Dr. Saunderson , 79, Donoghue ; him the greatest possible pleasure to be the proposer. It Avas a Major Thompson, 86, Doivtipatrick ; D. Allen, 93, Dublin ; AV. law in this lodge, and he thought a very salutary one, that the R. Rogers, 47, Dund-.ilk ; M. F. Panes, P. D. Shackleton, T. sum should not exceed ten guineas, as some brother Avould sub- Levan, and Thomas C. Butler, 116, Carlow ; H. J. Liuith, 150, scribe a certain amount which others could not afford, but at Eathdermoy ; R. Null, 109, Belfast; John Cook, 190, Belfast; the same time, from feelings of delicacy, felt they could scarcely Capfc. Robertson, Henry Iscom, and John Iscom. 242, Boyle; do otherwise ; he should therefore propose that the highest; G. F. Stoney, M. Andrews, and F. N. Young, 201, Nenagh; amount alloAved by the bye-hnvs , be voted '" , namely, ten guineas E. Willi-, AA . D. Puttison, P. Fawcett, and H. J. Love, 321, to Bro. Jones for his indefatigable exertions as the first Master Tullamore ; Rev. C. K. Irwin, 219, PortadoAvn ; Major of this happy and prosperous lodge. Bro. Chamberlain, J.W., Colcloug-b, and AVilliam ll. lliehey, 035, Wexford ; 8. seconded the motion in a feAV Avell-cliose*-. words, and it was car- Potts, and Dr. Eaton, 137, BuUmastow ; AV. Peyton , Major ried unanimously. It ivas also proposed by Bro. Cooke, duly Ormsby Gore, and Dr. Bradshaw, 854, Carrick and Shannon ; seconded, and carried unanimously, that a testimonial, engrossed Thomas Mitchell, 163, ParsonstoAvn; William P. Bleech, 333, on parchmen t, be prepared and framed, to accompany the jeivel, Omagh; Geo. C. Roberts, 270, Ennisworthy; W. I. Leggett, expressing the great esteem the brethren hav e for their first A. Jesson, J. Keir, and Thomas Nesth, 222 Bray ; Dr. Hayes, AV.M., from AA-hom tbe idea of the Lodgo of Asaph emanated. 205, Naas ; R. J. Kinhead, and D. Rutledge, 161, Tuam ; On the AV.M.'s return to the lodge, Bro. Coote announced to James, Hesse, 384, Dundalk; J. AV. Fair, 101 , Athlone; Joh n him what had been proposed and carried during his temporary Hainra, 272, Belfast; Joseph Lighthurne, 696, Mullaglass ; AV. absence. Bro. Jones expressed the great pleasure it would H. Frazer, 642. Kilkenny; John Waldun, 402, Abbeylaix; Dr. afford him to receive this great mark of esteem; he assured the Edge, 150, RathdoAA-ney; H. Sbeey Muir, 114 , E.G. ; A. Hill, brethren that the testimonial ivould be more prized by him than 555, Fermoy ; S. Bennor, 579, Tralee, gold or jewels, as it displayed the feelings of the brethren towards The following brethren acted as SteAvards -.— him. The lodge ivas then closed in solemn prayer. Bros. F. AVilliam AVilde, 143 ; Leoll SnoAV, 141 ; Capt. Massey, 13; Dr. Thos. E. Beatley, 12 ; Dr. John Thomas ROTAL ARTHUR LODGE (NO. 1360). —This ne-v lodge, to be Banks, Grand Master's Lodge ; Dr. Owens, 143 ; Edward W. held at the Duke of Ediugbsirgh Hotel, New WimWedoa, was Maunsell, 33; James Ireland , 4 ; AVilliam Allen, 494 ; Harry consecrated on tho 3rd inst., at 4 p.m., by W. Bro. James Brett, P.M., and P.G. Purst., Hodges, 4; David Galbraitb, 141 ; George A. Step hens, 6; Jas . assisted by Bro. AVilliam Watson, G.S.L. as S.W. W. Tho D. Mitchell, 53; Dr. J. Talfnell, 728 ; Samuel B. Oldham, 4. ; and Bro. J. Thomas, P.M. 507, as J. The Visitors from the Grand Lodge of England, were -.—Bros. ceremony was performed in a most beautiful and impressive His Grace the Duke of Manchester, Provincial Grand Master manner, and excited the admiration of all present. Bro. Joseph of Northamptonshire ; William E. Gumbleton, Past Grand Smith, P.M. and P.G. Purst., Avho has already been the means of Deacon of England ; Marquis ol Hamilton, Comptroller to founding several lodges, Avas installed as the first AV.M., and the H.R.H. the Prince of Wales ; Francis ICiiollys, Private following officers were appointed:—Bros. Henry Robert Willson, S.W. ; Robert AViffen Secretary to H.R.H. the Prince of AVales ; B. Courtueny Boyle, , J.AV. ; Henry Smith, S.D. ; William Henry Jackson J.D.; Walter C. E. SUOAV Private Secretary to his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant,; J. C. , , P.M., Sec.; and J. L. King, P.M. 657; George I-OA*. G.A. Parkinson, Jun. Grand Warden of the Grand Mark Lodge of Scale, P.M. 1208, and P. P England. Dir. of Cers. as members. Bio. Stevens, P.M., assisted most ably as Director of Ceremonies. After the lod ge AA-as closed the breth ren sat doAvn to a most excellent aud liberal cold collation, provided at the expense of the worthy host of the Duke of Edinburg h, himself a candidate for initiation into the mysteries of the Order. The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were drunk, and the brethren dispersed about 9 p.m., after liaving seen one Craft -Ptasomu of the most interesting ceremonies performed in a manner that ENGLISH CONSTITUTION. must have impressed all w-itli the beauty, solemnity, and sound foundation of Freemasonry. The following visitors were present :—Bros. James Brett, P.M., and P.G. Purst. : W. Piatt, METROPOLITAN. P.M. 144, and Sec. 23 and 046 ; AV. AVatson, G.S.L.; Jolm Reeve, 780 ; Thomas Lane, 720; Daniel Truster, 720 ; Henry F. Huntley, AV.M., 720 ; George Lilley, 720 ; Henry Cooper, ' 172 ; A. Treachvill, 177 ; H. Masielski, 177 ; H. Klney, P.M., HERVEY LODGE, NO. 1260.—The regular meeting of this 177 ; P. M. Crane 177 ; M. A. LoAvenstark W.M. 73 E. H. lodge ivas held at the SAvan Inn, AValham Green, on Wednesday, , , ; Finney, 255; James Stevens 25 , 1216; AV. S. fltli inst. There Avere present Bros. P. ll. Jones, AV.M. ; G. , , P.M. 720 Larlham, 1216; John Thomas P.M. 507 ; David Stoltz, 554; King, Jun., P.M., as S.AV.; AVm. Sm i th, C.E., as J.AV. ; Puls- , J. H. Lassam , 742. 1269 ; J. Wright, S.D. 1158 ; J. K. Brown, ion!, AV,M., Eastern Star Lodge, as S.D. ; Czarnecki, J.D. ; 1158; A. D. Loweustark P.M. 54S, and 733 ; W. M. Hilton, Davidson, I.G. ; G. King, Jun., P.M. and Sec. The visitors , J.D. 780, and J.AV. 1351 ; Henry Potter, P.M. 11 , 177, 1351 ; were Bros. Holland, P.M.; P. Prov. G. D. Suffolk ; Cooper, Thomas Baker, 1269, 429 ; and D.D. Beck, S.AV. 1306. P.M., Zetland Lodge; Pulsford, WM., Eastern Star Lodge. The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and con- firmed, Bros. Portlier, Bicknell and Mason ivere raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason ; and Mr. James Johnson having been balloted for and unanimously elected , Avas initiated. PROVINCIAL. The business being over, the lodge ivas closed in ancient form with solem n prayer. DORSETSHIRE. PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE. LODGE OF ASAPH (No. 1319). —The brethren of this lodge The Provincial Grand Lodge of Dorsetshire was held on held an emergency to relieve the lodge of the Avork at the Thursday, the 10th inst., at the charming \vatering place of next regular meeting, on which occasion the installation of the Lyme Regis. Giving to the toivn being surrounded by hill.,and AV.M. elect Bro. Coote S.AV., will take p , , lace. There were six miles from a railway station; being also at an extreme part present Bros. E. S. Jones, AV.M.; C. Coote , S.W.; J. Chamber- of the province, and Avel l into Devon, a large number of Dorset lain, J.AV.; E. Freivin, I.G.; AV. A. Tinney, D.C; T. Adams, brethren could not be expected, but thero were nevertheless, E " , P.G.P., H. J. Tinney, gerton, Compton , Easton, AVeston, some 80 present. Reynolds Horton J. Baker Jun., , , , Boatwright, Silderberg, The Lodgo liaving been opened at one o'clock , the minutes Snelling and Snyders ; visitor Bro. S. Caswell, , 333, 1.C. The were rend and confirmed , and the abstract of the Provincial business consisted in balloting for Mr. J. F. Hutchings for Grand Treasurer's accounts w-as received. initiation, which proved unanimous ; passing Bro. Reynold., and The Provincial Gran d Master then made the following appoint- raising Bro. G. A. Compton, The W.M.,having entrusted the chair ments :— : Bro. Ben. P. Gundry, P.M. 170 Prov. G. S.W. Mcintosh A alon, C.E., Avas elected a joining member. The AA' „ E. A. H. Castleman, -W.M.1266 ,... Prov. G. J. AV. lod ge Avas then called off, and on its being resumed the .M., Bro. M. Fruck, P.M. 42'.) P. Prov. G.I.G., took the chair and „ Rei*. AV. Roxby, 11G3 Prov. G. Chaplain. , Bro. S. Goodson to the second „ Francis T. Johns, S.D. 1266, ... Prov. G. Registrar. passed degree, in the same efficient „ Thomas Coombs, P.M. 417 , Prov. G. Secretaiy. and admirable manner. The charge in this degree, Avas AV.M. 417 Prov. G. S.D. most ably rendered by Bro. AV. J. Smith. We cannot close our „ Henry Ling, r „ Sir E. H. Greathead , Bart, 622, ... Prov. G. J. D. notice of this meeting Avithout giving the AA .M. aud Brethren , that meed of „ AV. Mansfield, S.AV. 622, Prov. G. Sup. of Wks. praise ivhich they eminently deserved ,- as not only were the ceremonies of raising „ Joseph Maunders, P.AT . 170, Prov. G. Dir. of Cers. and passing strictly and cor- ' - „ Robert Case, Treas. 417 Prov. G.Ast. D.of Cers. rectly worked by eac ii and every officer, according to then several duties „ John B. Cole, S.D. 1,037, Prov. G. SAvd. Bearer. , but the AV.M., instead of resuming in each „ Charles Keats, 417, Prov. G. Organist. degree, closed the lodge doivn each time separa tely, shelving „ Thomas Ratcliffe, S.W. 1,037, ... Prov. G. Purst. that the W .M. and officers ivere throroug-hly conversant AA'ith „ Alfred Mason, 170, Prov. G. Steward. the various ceremonies, and which , considering the lodge has „ James Lee Carpenter, 170, Prov. G. „ been but three years in existence, reflects the more credit on the -,, Frederick Moudey, J.D. 417, ... Prov. G. „ officers . The folloivins* officers and members were present:— „ EdAvin Targett, L037, Prov. G. „ Bros. L. Finch, P.M. 429, P. Prov. G.D.C., W.M. ; H. Wootton, „ William Dyer, 1,037 Prov. G. P.G.S., S.W.; J. Crocker, J.W. ; Bedford Z. Hiscocks, P. Prov. „ Edward Pidgeon, 1,037 Prov. G. J.G.D., Hon. Sec ; Bedford N. Hiscocks, S.D. ; W . Call, J. D.; „ William F. Russell, 170, Prov. G. St. Bearer. A. Wootton , I.G.; Geo. Meager, Tyler; T. H. G. SnOAvden , „ AVilliam B. Scriven, 170, Prov. G. „ ,, P. Prov. J.G.W., P.M. ; G. W. Sicklemore, P. Prov. J.G. AV, Chaplain „ John Lovelace, Prov. G. Ty ler. , P.M. ; G. Page, E. J. Smith, F. Cruse, W. Winch , J. A most floqnent address AV.IS delivered by the Rev. F. C. Hazeldine, J olm Chase, A. AV. F. Wade, C. J. Burgess, J. W. NeAvnliam, Provincial Grand Chaplain. Smith, S. Goodson , G. Miles, J. 0. Eve, A. Twyman, P.M. After the transaction of the Lodge business, the brethren 429, P.G.D.C. The visitors Avere:—Bros. H. W. Hemsworth, were called from labour to refreshment, at the Royal Sun, the P.M. 190; C. Nash, S.AV. 79; W. AVest Smith, P.M. 890 ; G. S. English, 65; R. T. Rolfe, P.M. 429 ; H. G. Snowdcn, banquet being ivell served by Bro. Joh n Grove. ' The following were present:—Bros. Joseph Gundry, P.M. 707, 429 ; AV. C. Brasier - P.M 127; li. G. Curtis, P.M. 429 ; Meyer Prov. G.M.; J. M. P. Montagu, P.M. 707, D. Prov. G.M .; J. A. LoeAvenstark, W.M. 73. Hintou, P.M. 665, P. Prov. G.S.AV. ; B. P. Gundry, P.M . 707, P. Prov. G.J.W., Acting P.G.J.W. ; the Eev. P. H. Newnham, S.W. 417, AV.M. 195 ; Thomas Coombs , P.M. 417, P. Prov. G.S.AV., Prov. G. Sec. ; Charles Dyke, AV.M. 665, Prov. G.S.D.; J. Maunder, P.M. 170 , Prow G. Dir. of Cers. ; Charles Burt, S.AV. 622, Prov. A. Dir. of Cers.; R. G. Long, Treas. 1168, Prov. - INDIA- G.S.B.; R. Radford , Org. 665, Pro,; G. Org. ; John Hine. 707, Prov. G. Purst. ; AVilliam Mansfield, S.W.. and Charles Snell, BENGAL. 665, Prov. G. Stewards; P. F. Gundry, P.M. 707, and L. II. Rugg, 1168, P. Prov. S.G. Wardens; George Thompson , AV.M. DISTRICT GRAND LODGE. " 1168 ; Joseph New, P.M. 472, aud S. S. Moore, P.M. 665, P. A Quarterl y Communication of the District Grand Lodge of Prov. G. S. Bearers : T. R. Charles, P.M. 1037, and AV. S, Bengal AA-as held at the Freemasons' Hall, Calcutta , on Saturday, Gillard, P.M. 1168 , P. Prov. G.J. Deacons : James Soppitt. the 24th of June, 1871. P.M. 472, P. Prov. G. Sup. of AVorks ; John Goodden, 665, P. There were present AV . Bro. Hugh David Sandeman, C.S.. Prov. G. Dir. of Cers. ; S-. K. Woodward , S.W. 1168 , P. Prov. G District Grand Master : AV. Bros. H. II. Locke, Dep. Dist. G.M.; A. Dir. of Cers.; Joseph Sanswell, and AV. C. Usher, 472, P. G. H. Daly, as D.S.G.W. ; AV. B. Fan-, D.J.G.AV. ; D. J. Prov. G. Sword Bearers ; J. Lundie, P.M., and James .Testy, Zemin, D. G. Reg. ; Cap t.. AV. G. Murray, D. G. Sec ; I. L. 170, P. Prov . G. Puvsts. -, Henry Ling, AV.M. 417 ; James Taylor, D.S.G. Deacon ; AV. G. Amos, as D.J.G. Deacon ; Col. Emblin, S.W. 472 ; C S. Buddin , AV.M., and Sir E. H. Great- B. Ford, Past D.S.G. Deacon; Cap t. G. G. Nelson, as D.G. Dir. head, S.AV. 622; Vere Temple Bayly, J.AV. 665; Thomas Kad- of Cers. ; E. F. Longley, as D.G.S.B.; C. H. Comp ton , D.G. cliffe, S.AV, and G. E. Waters, J.W- 1037; E. AV. Castleman , Org.; R. Harvey, as D.G. Pursuivant ; W. H. MacGowau , r AV.M. 1266 ; E. AY. Wallis, and James Martin. 665, Prov . G. T. Cavritt.T. H. Henty, AA . J. Cm-toys,AY.H. T. Ayres, (Acting) Standard Bearers; John Lovelace, 417, Prov. G. Tyler; AVilliam E. C. Stermlale, (Acting) D.G. Stewards ; G. Alexander, D.G. Robins, 965 ; J. W. Jerrard, 665 ; Arthur Field, 665 ; Tyler; D. J. Daniel, Past D.G. Tyler. John li. Wallis, 665 ; AVilliam Lanford, 665 ; Eli Dollin, 665; There Avere also present :—Bros. F. Ii. Marsden, W.M. 67; Charles Brown, 665 ; J. M. Y. Cotton , 665 ; B. AV. Hillman, E. H . Fenn, J.AV. 67 ; Col . J. P. 'Vennant , R.P., AV.M. 109 ; AV. 665 ; S. C. Penny, 665; John Foot, J.D. 472 ; Frank Frith, 472 ; Goodenough Bayly, S.W. 109; G. J. Scott, W.M. 218 ; J. * A. J. B. Cole, 170 ; Petty Hooper, 170 ; Robert Case, Treas. 417 ; Ferris, S. W . 218; A. Le Franc, S.AV. 229 ; S. Lawry, J.AV J. Himbury, Tyler 1168 ; W. B. Scri ven, 170; E. V. Williams, 229 ; J. W. Turner, W.M. 232 ; J. E. Barnes, AV.M. 392 ; E 170 ; Charles Keats, 417 ; Thomas AV. Haselgiove, Sec. 475 ; H. Lloy d , S.AV. 392; AV . Hunt, W.M. 486 ; J. AVatson , S.AV. Arthur Mason, 170 ; R. Simmonds, 170, 1037; Richard Skinci, 486; J. AV. Purchini, J.AV. 486 ; W. Hay, AV.M. 825 ; J. R 1266 ; W . F. Galpin , P.M .84, P. Prov. G.D.C., Somerset ; AV. Pomevov, J.AV. 825 ; A. J. Meyer, AV.M. 1,160 ; R. M. AVibrOAv, Rox by, Chaplain , 1168 ; Francis I. Johns, S.D. 1266; Charles S.W.; 1,160 ; 11'. E. Hillier, J .W. 1,160 ; A. Friedeman, Jetty, S.D. 170 ; R. Smith, 114. The folloiving Avere present as AV.M. 38 ; AV. Girling, S.W. 38 ; 0. Morrissy, J.AV. 38. visitors:—Bros. C. J. Vigne, P.M., P. Prov. G.S.AV., Somerset; The visitors Avere Bros. A. B. Mitchell, W.M. 404, of Scotland; F. Binckes, P.M.G.S. Lodge, Secretary to the Royal Masonic W. Avery, 218 ; J. Nickels. 229 ; J. T. Limpus, 1,160 ; J. H. E. Institution for Boys; Thomas Budge, Jun., P.M., P. Prov. G. Beer, 825 ; Leach, 3S, Bengal; G. Atkinson , 38, Bengal; J. F. J.D., Somerset; W. T. Gal pin , P.M., P. Prov. G. Dir, Cers., Bauess, unattached. Somerset. District Grand bod ge Avas opened in due form at 7-15. p.m. The District Grand Secretary reported the receipts of KENT. apologies from several brethren, for unavoidable noii-aStendai.C RAMSGATE.—Lewises ' Lodge (No. 1209.)—This lodge held its that evening. regular meeting on the 9th inst., at the Royal Hotel. Bro. T. Ii. The Minutes of the Communication of the 21st March , 1171 , G/SnoAvden, P.M., P. Prov. G.J.AV., iu the unav oidable absence having been printed and circulated, Avore, ou the motion of the of the AA'.M., opened the lodge, assisted by the whole staff of District Grand Master, taken as read, and ou being put to the the' officers. The minutes of the previous meeting \A-ere read vote, ivere confirmed. and confirmed , ivhen the W.M., iu a thoroughly impressive and The Right Worshipful the District Grand Master addressed efficient manner, not to be surpassed by any of our best Loudon the District Grand Lod ge as follows :— Lodges, raised Bro. A. F. AV. Wade to the third " AV. Brethren ,—I have but little to communicate to you on degree, giving the traditional history in full. Bro. the present occasion. " The report of the Committee of General Purposes is satisfac- " That the recommendation of the Committee as regards tho tory, shoAving on the aggregate of our funds a balance of remission of dues by Lodge 'Dalhousie,' No. 639, at Mussoorie, upAvards of Rs. 2,000, against a deficit under one head onlv of bo adopted." Carried unanimously. nearly Rs. 800. The following report, submitted for the information of District " It is a matter of congratulation to observe the increased Grand Lodge, i\*as laid on the table, aud ordered to be recorded : regularity of Lodges in the payment of their dues, and I am At a General Meeting of Subscribers to the Bengal Masonic glad to report the resuscitation of Lodge 'Dalhousie' at Association for the Education of the Children of Indi gent Free- Mussoorie, under the able superintendence of AAr. Bro. J. H. masons, held in pursuance of the provisions of the 10th Bye-La-v, Clarke, Past Master of Lodge 391, at Allahabad, and an old at the Freemasons' Hall, No. 55, Bentiuck Street, on AVedncsday, member of the Lodge. 7th June,1871, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Bro, Hugh D. San- " Tbe amended bye-laws of this District Grand Lodge, as demiiii, President, iu the. chair— "The proceedings of the passed at our quarterly communication in March , have been general meeting, held oil the 7th December last Avere read and received from England, duly approved > y the Grand Master, and confirmed. are now in the hands of the printer. Referring to this circum- " The accounts from the 1st December 1870, to the 31st May, stance, I Avould notice a clerical error in para. 4 of the paper of 1871, shoAving a balance of Rs. 13,500 in Government agenda for this evening, \vhere it is stated that the quarterly Securities, and Rs. 1,724-12-8 in cash, Avere examined and report of the fund of benevolence will be read for the informa- passed. tion of District Grand Lodge. The general control of the fund "The President laid on the table an abstract of the cash is UOAV vested by this District Grand Lodge in a committee com- transactions of the Association during the past half-year, with posed as before of the Masters and Immediate Past Masters of balance sheet, prepared according to the provisions of tbe bye- Lod ges, and the report of the Committee, together ivith the ac- laAv 25, shoAving a sum of Rs. 903-13-0 available for expenditure counts of the fund ; was to be submitted to aud therefore con- during the remaining half of the year ending 30th November, firmed by you. 1871. " You AA'iil be glad to learn by the report of the Bengal Ma- "The President in addressing the meeting observed that their sonic Association for the Education of Children of Indigent progress though sloiv, Avas steady, that since their last general Freemasons, that that excellent charity is progressing favourably; meeting the trustees invested Rs. 2,000 in Government Securi- I would earnestly recommend it to the favourable consideration ties, and they Avere HOAV investing a further sum of Rs. 1,000 of all Freemasons, and vA-ould especially ask Masters to assist us He desired to notice one liberal gift of Rs. 300 among the by obtaining subscriptions from members of their lodges. list of donations, and also a very handsome donation of "The office of Grand Organist having become vacant during Rs. 900 from a party of gentlemen ivho conceived tbe liberal the quarter, I have selected Bro. Compton to fill tho post. Bro. idea of giving a Theatrical Performance at the Opera House for Compton has justified my selection by the interest Avhich he the benefit of the Association, to which their nett proceeds as has taken in the musical arrangements of Grand Lodge, and above ivere devoted. The donation Avas accompanied by a letter the prominent position AA'hich he has filled in fnrthermg the from the Theatrical Company, which Avas composed partly. of objects of the local Masouic charity for the education of chil- gentlemen amateurs, and partly of gentlemen and ladies attached dren. to tbe Theatrical Company which Avas in Calcutta during the " I have to report the folloAA'ing exclusions for non payment cold season , announcing that the experiment might probably be of dues:— repeated from year to year. The Trustees had addressed a " Bros. P. T. Mooney, from Lodge ' Marine,' No. 232 ; Wm. special letter of thanks to the Chairman of the Theatrical Com- Hosey, from Lodge ' St. John/ No. 486. mittee for the very liberal aid Avhich he and his colleagues had "I am requested by the Master of Lodge 404 of Scotland to rendered to the Association, and the President thought that a report the exclusion from bis lodge of AV. Bro. James Davidson , vote of thanks should also be tendered to the Committee by this a Past Master; Bros. J. AV. Puudt ; F. Anvell ; J. R. Cousin ; General Meeting. and AV. Bro. A. J. Sharpe, a Past Master of Lodge 392 of " The recei pts of the Association during the past year ivere England." Rs. 1,720 on account of donations, and Rs. 656 on account of The report of the Committee of General Purposes ivas subscri ptions. Three children Avere receiving education at the read :— expense of the Association , of ivhom tivo (girls) Avere placed at. "The committee have much satisfaction in bring ing to the the Girls' Martiniere School in Calcutta, and one (boy) at St. notice of the District Grrnd Lodge the fact that there is only Paul's School in Darjeeling. He ivas happy to say that good one Lodge in the district in arrears, and the District Grand accounts ivere received of the progress of all three children from Secretary anticipates that this will be settled before the meet- their teachers. No applications for admission to the benefits of ing of the District Grand Lodge. the Fund had been received during the half-year under review. " There has been for a considerable time past a Avish to obtain " Upon the proposition of Bro. D. J. Zemin, seconded by Bro. a neiv piano in lieu of tbe present old and almost unserviceable A. G. Roussac, it ivas resolved that a cordial vote of thanks be one'; the Musical Instrument Fund being now in a position to tendered to the Chairman and Committee of the Theatrical bear such a change, the committee recommend that the District Company, for their generous aid in behalf of this Association , in Grand Organist be requested to obtain the best instrument ob- arranging a Benefit Performance, by which a sum of Rs. 900 tainable for the money at command, and also draAV up a set of had been added to the Funds of the Association. rules for the guidance of Masters and brethren using the instru- " After the usual vote of thanks to the Chair, the meeting ment on lodge nights. separated." " The committee haA'e learnt Avith much satisfaction that the The R.AV. the District Grand Master again addressed the Lodge ' Dalhousie,' No. 649, at Mussoorie, has resumed work, District Grand Lodge as folloivs :— and in order to afford every facility for the carrying on of this W. Brethren ,—Before closing Grand Lod ge, I have a duty to lodge, they recommend that all dues for the several year* AA'hich perform , Avhich I have purposely kept back till IIOAV, in order heve elapsed since their last returns to District Grand Lodge, that I may conclude our work Avith the most pleasing portion of be remitted except the fee of Rs. 4 for each Initiation , it being our business for the evening. I need not recapitulate the many also distinctly understood that that the sum of 7s. 6d. be like- and valuable services which have been rendered to Freemasonry wise fonvarded by the lodge to the Grand Lodge of England in Bengal by your Deputy Grand Master, AVIIO , although even for the the registration and certificate of each initiate admitted IIOAV but a young Mason , has served you with fidelity and ¦since the date of their last return to home authorities." unceasing labour as Grand Secretary for five years. It AA'Ould It Avas proposed by AV. Bro. G. H. Daly, and seconded by Bro. be a waste of AA-ords, although an excusable and a pleasant one, Col. J. F. Tennant— "That the Accounts asshoivn in the report to go over lvhat is so well knoivn to you all, and what must be of the Committee of General Purposes, be accepted and passed conscientiously felt by our worthy Brother. A feiv of his as correct. Carried unanimously. friends, not content that he should lay doivn his office of Grand Bro. C. II. Compton proposed , and Bro. Capt. G. G. Nelson , Secret ary Avithout some token of regard , have joined together seconded— " That the recommendation of the Committee as in purchasing for his acceptance a testimonial, which although regards the purchase of a new piano be adopted. Carried of no great intrinsic value, is yet intended to serve him as a unanimously. memento of their fraternal love and regard. It is my province, Bro. Harvey proposed , and Bro. G. F. Longley seconded— and I have rarely had a more gratify ing office to perform , to ask our Brother to accept of this token of esteem from those In the evening the brethren again assembled, in number Avho have styled themselves his " true friends in Masonry." about fifty, at the annual banquet, which Avas sumptuous and The District Grand Master then called Grand Lodge to order, well served by Bro. Phillips, of the Club. Dessert folloAA'ed, and after addressing a feiv words to Bro. Locke in expression of and, after the customary toasts Avere given, of the Queen and his high appreciation of his services to the Craft, and the assist- the Craft, and others AA'ith masonic honours, the toast of the ance Avhich he had rendered to him as District Grand Secretary, evening Avas proposed by Bro. S. Bain, P.M., AA-IIO" observed that read the following address :— this Avas the second pleasurable duty which had devolved upon " To H. H. Locke, Esq., Deputy District Grand Master, Ben- him on this occasion, the first being the installation of their gal. esteemed AV.M. and :the second that of proposing his health, Dear Brother,—We, the undersigned, solicit your acceptance Avhich he Avas sure the brethren would respond to Avith enthu- of the accompanying Goblet and Dish as a small token of our siasm. Bro. Tonks had faithfully served the office of S.W. personal esteem for you, and as a memento of our Masonic during his (Bro. Bain's) first year of office , and bad acted in felloAA'ship during the time that you so ably filled the Secre- that capacit y during the greater part of his second year, owing tary's chair in the Grand Lodge of this District. AVe feel that to the continued absence of the officer appointed to that post, it would be a ivaste of words to dAvell upon what your OAvn and if ever merit deserved preferment it was in the case of conscience must fairly tell you, that for five long years you their present W.M., and being, as he believed, the oldest mason performed the duties of Grand Secretary with devoted interest, present, he would be of infinite service to tbe brethren if they unflagging diligence, and marked success; and Avhilst as a Avould only rally round him and give him the support which he token of our very high appreciation of the many services which undoubtedly deserved at their hands. In the early days of the you have rendered to the Craft in Bengal, Ave beg you to accept lodge the AV.M., as an old and experienced mason , had done our small offering, Ave Avould be further glad to feel that in the good service to the promoters by his advice, and he (Bro. Bain) long life of happiness ancl success which Ave fervently hope is felt sure if the brethren ivould only listen to his teaching, they before you, Ave may ever be regarded by you as, Avhat AVO Avould all become good and zealous masons. sincerely profess ourselves to be, your real friends in Masonry." The W.M., in responding, said that he could scarcely express At the conclusion of the address, the District Grand Master to the brethren how deeply he felt the kind and hearty manner banded to AV. Bro. Locke, through the Grand Director of Cere- with ivhich they had received the toast, and he could assure monies, the testimonial, which consisted of a Goblet and Dish, them this was a day he had look ed forward to for many years prepared by Messrs. Hamilton and Co., of Calcutta. They both and the brethren , might depend upon his doing his utmost to hear the following inscription -.— follow in tho steps of their late AV.M., Avhose ruling, working " To H. H. Locke, Esq., from a few real friends in Masonry." and governing the lodge had met Avith the cordial approval of W. Bro. Locke, in a feiv appropriate Avords, acknoAvled ged the all the brethren. presentation, the kindness and honour of Avhich he ivould not The AV.M., iu the unavoidable absence of Bro. F. D. Deare, soon forget, and stated his readiness to be at all times, and at all P.M., gave the health of the retiring AV.M., to which Bro. Bain seasons zealous in the cause of Masonry. duly responded. Wor. Bro. G. II. Daly enquired from the R.W. the District Oth er toasts then folloived, interspersed with some capital Grand Master, Avhether " Lodge representatives, other than songs and recitations, and altogether a most agreeable evening Masters and AA'ardens, who ivere not Members of the District Avas spent, the brethren retiring about 11 o'clock. Grand Lodge, had votes in the proceedings of that bod y." Tho R.AV. the District Grand Master said , iu reply, that although the question ivas out of order, no previous notice having been given , he Avould answer it. He considered that Delegates from; Lodges in place of the Master and Wardens holding appointments in District Grand Lodges had votes in AUSTRALIA the District Grand Lodge. A collection Avas then made for the Fund of Benevolence. The District Gran d Secretary announced the amount to be NEW SOUTH WALES. Rs. 106-0-0, Avhich Avas directed to be sent to the District Grand Treasurer. P-ROVINCIAL GlSAND LODGE. There being no further business, the District Grand Lodge The quarterl y communication nf the Paovincial Grand Lodge was closed iu duo form at 8-10 p.m. of N CAV South AVales, Avas held at the Freemason's Hall, York - street, Sydney, on Monday, 15th May. There were presen t B. W Bro. James Squire Farnell, P.G.M., in the chair ; Ar. W. Bro. John B. Jackson , D.P.G.M., ancl a full attendance of P.G. Wardens , Officers , W. Masters, and Past Masters. ' Tha Provincial Grand Lodge was opened in due form by the CAPE OP GOOD HOPE. H.W . the Provincial Grand Master, at 7-45 p.m. The minutes of the last quarterl y meeting were read and PORT ELIZABETH. confirmed. I NSTALLATION MEETING OP PORT ELIZABETH LODGE, NO. 711. Correspondence of a formal character ivas also read and noted The annual meeting of this lodge took place at the Masonic " The returns from the various lod ges, metropolitan and rural , Temple, on Saturday, June 24th, St. John's Day, at high noon. containing records of the several brethren elected to occupy the • Giving to thc unpropitious state of the weather, there Avas not chairs of their respective lodges for the ensuing six months, so large a gathering as is usual on. this occasion . Bro. S. Bain , were received, considered and duly approved of by Provincial AV.M., presided , supported by his officers , and Bros. F. S. Fair- Grand Lodge. bridge, P.M., J. C. Kemsley, P.M., Geo. Smith , P.M., and An application from a number of brethren in a country dis- several visiting brethren. Bro. F. S. Fairbrid ge duly presented trict, pray ing for a warrant and dispensation to open a no'v the AA'.M. elect, Bro. II. E. Tonks, S.W., according to ancient lod was received , and is under the consideration of the P. G. , ge, ¦custom for installation , and after the brethren had retired , he Master. This application was considered by most, if not all, of was duly aud impressively installed into tho chair of K.S. by the AY. brethren present, a gratifying instance of the steady the AV.M. progress Masonry is making in the country districts. Foreign The customary salutations followed , and the WM. then brethren , unacquainted with the pecularities of rural life in the proceeded to the appointment and investiture of his officers colonies, can form no idea of the trouble and expense the coun- a? follows, viz :—-Bros. F. A. Pearson , S.AA'. ; C. E. Dnuster- try members are put to in attending lod ge. To ride a distance ville, J.W. ; G. Armstrong, Treas. ; II. Frost, Sec. ; J. A. of fifty miles on horseba ck for that purpose is nothing unusual. Bell, S.D. ; A. Hill , J.D. ; J. F. Gertenbach and J. AV. Clark , Business of a routine character was subsequentl y transacted , Stewards ; T. Crage, I.G. ; J. Morley, Tyler. inlcuding notices of motion , ancl a discussion on matters of The addresses Avere given Avith much earnestness i>nd feeling b minor importance. y the Installing Master , and, after the usual routine business, Provincial Grand Lodge Avas finall y closed in peace, love, and the lod ge ivas closed. harmony, at 9.30 p.m. GRAT-TON .—Palmerston Lodge (No. 1148 , E.G.).—An Emer- SURREY. gency meeting of this Lodge ivas held on Tuesday, April 18th , SUTTON.— The Frederick Chapter of Unitg, No. 452.—A con- at eight o'clock, the AA'.M. Bro. T. BaAvden , J. P., M.P., took vocation of this chapter AA'as held at the Station Hotel, Sutton, the chair, and was supported by all the officers , a large muster on Tuesday, the 1st iust. Present : Comps. James Robins, of brethren , ancl visitors. The lod ge was opened in form , M.E.Z.; It. H. Evans, H.; Magnus Ohren , Scribe E.; G. AV. possed, raised , Avhen a candidate who had undergone the neces- Dommett, 1st A. S. : A. J. Dickinson, 2nd A.S.; AV. L. AVebb, sary examination , ivas raised to the sublime degree of a Master H. E. Frances, and AV. S. Masterman, P.Z.'s ; and Frederick Mason. The lodge was closed in peace and harmony at half- Williams. The minute Avas confirmed altering the clays of the past nine o'clock, ivhen the brethren adjourned to Bro. Holin- meeting of the chapter to the first Tuesdays in April and Sep- sten's, where arrangements bad been made for a complimentary tember, instead of May, June, July and August, as before—they supper to P.J. AV. Bro. C. Krauss, AV IIO AA-as ou the eve of his being the meetings of the lod ge and most inconvenient. It Avas departure from Grafton for the metropolis. At ten o'clock the moved by Comp. Magnus Ohren, Scribe E., seconded by the AV.M. Bro. Baivden took his position at the head of the table, Bro, M.E.Z., and carried unanimously, " That, from and after E. Potts, S.AV. occupying thc vice-chair. The festive board was September next, the subscription to the chapter be 5s. per Avell attendded, and ample justice done to the repast—which AA'as annum, and that the joining fee be £1 3s. 6d. all that the most fastidious appetite could desire. The cloth being removed, the AA'.M. gave the usual loyal and Masonic toasts, "The Queen and the Craft," which Avere heartily reej ive d KNIGHTS TEMPLAR. The AV.M. then gave the toast of the evening " Our Guest,, METROPOLITAN. P.J.W. Krauss." AV IIO, he remarked, Avas one of the oldest mem- bers of the lodge, and had had always taken a lively interest in TEMPLE GUESSING ExcA_n»_iEXT.—At a Conclave of the its Avelfare. The AV.M. concluded a neat and appropriate Temple Crossing Encampment,, held at the Horns, Kennington, speech by Avishing Bro. Krauss, health, happiness, and prosperity, on Thursday last, the Emt. Sir Knt. F. AV. Mitchell, P.E.C, in bis IICAV home, assuring him that the members oftlie Palmer- supported by Sir Knights Geo. Harrison, First Captain; H. S. ston Lodgo will at some future time be pleased to Avelcome him Sanderson, Second Captain; Dr. Lilley, P.E.C, Prelate ; R. once more. Bro. Krauss feelingly acknowled ged the comp li- Far rar, P.E.C, Reg. ; Dr. Harrison, Expert, and other Knights, ment paid him on this occasion , expressing his pleasure at being most impressively installed Ex. Comp. AValls as a Knight of the connected Avith this lodge—his mother lodge—for so long a Illustrious Order. The usual pleasant banquet of this En- period ; he reviewed its career since its foundation. Bro. Krauss campment followed Avith the usual loyal and religious toasts, thanked tho brethren sincerely for their kindness to him, and concluding Avith that of the Equerry by the Emt. Sir Knight concluded hy bidding them farewell, and wishing the Palmerston Vesper, P.G.E. Lodge every su icess. Other toasts followed, and the musical brethren, as usual, did their duty during the evening—which was a very agreeable one. " Auld Lang Syne" brought the ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED RITE. meeting harmoniously to a close at midnight. SUFFOLK. IPSWICH .— Victoria Chap ter Rose >J< M.R.D.M.—A meeting ROYAL ARCH. of this chapter Avas held in the Masonic Hall, Brook Street, Ipswich, on Monday, the 14th! inst. Present : 111. Bros. Rev. KENT. H. N. Sanderson , M.AA'.S. 30° ; Emra Holmes, 31° 1st General ; CHATHAM",— Chap ter of Antiquilg, No. 25.—On AVedncsday, and Captain Astley Terrv. 30° ; Ex. Bros. C. T. Toivusend, 9th inst, at a convocation of the Chapter of Antiquity No. 20, P.M.W.S.; Rev. T. G. Beainnont, Prelate; Rev. F. R. Palmer, held at the Sun Hotel, Chatham, the most Ex. Comp. II. W. Past Prelate ; Rev. G. AV. Marwood, Past Prelate, Hilda Moon. M.E.Z. and Treasurer, very ably exalted Bros.Edwards and Chapter, Whitby; Dr. Mills, 2nd General; A. J. Barber, Gilbert to this degree, the most Ex. Comp. T. Vesper, V.Z. Recorder, as Organist ; G. S. Gelding, Treasurer ; P. Cornell , " 554, acting as P.S., after ivhich Comp. A'esper, P.Z., and Father C.G. : II. B. MacCall , &c After the chapter had been opened of tlie Yarborough Chap ter, 554, installed the M.E. Comps. _ in antient and mystic form, and the minutes of the last regular AV. J. Blnkey as Z., and G. Ashdoivn as H. The Ex. Comp chapter and chapter of emergency read and confirmed , the who had been elected as J. Avas not present, but his p lace ivas ballot Avas taken for Bro. Walter Azemberg Smith, W.M. oftlie most ably filled by the Rev. Comp. Thomas R'lhiuson, P.Z. of Perfect Friendship Lodge, and Prov. G.D.C, Suffolk, who ivas tAvo chapters, P. Prov. G- Chap- Cambridgeshire, aud a join- accepted for perfection. Bro. George Andus Beaumont ing member of this chapter. Ex. Comp. Warne AA-as Beecroft, Mu-. Bac, P.G. Organist, Oxford, however, was the inA'ested as S.E., and Ex. Comp. Redman as S.N., only candidate present, and having previously signed the with Ex. Comp. Seahrook as P.S. ; and Ex. Comp. Moore petition and declaration of allegiance to tbe S.G.C., as Treas. A brother AA-as proposed for exaltation at Avas admitted to the intermediate degree and dubbed the next meeting, and there is littl e doubt but that a Knight of the East and "West, and Avas subsequently this chapter Avill noiv rap idly resume its hi gh status in advanced , installed, perfected, and proclaimed a Knight of the Royal Arch Masonry. After closing the chapter the Pelican and Eagle, and Sov. Prince Rose »J< H.R.D.M. The Companions adjourned to tin excellent banquet, after ivhich ceremony Avas ably performed by LAV. Bro. Sanderson, the the usual loyal and Royal Arch toasts wore ably proposed and musical portion being undertaken by Ex. Bro. Barber, P.G.O., responded to, the M.E.Z., the M.E. IL, and the M.E.J., pro Suffolk. The M.AA'.S., pursuant to notice, proposed the folloAving tern, gaining golden opinions from the Companions by the alteration in tho bye-laws, viz., that members should be per- style in which they presided -Prior, Sir Knights, and Brethren, denser. It was universally believed," says Mackey, History, the silent witness of national progress and " that the end of the world was at hand; that the decay, of action and reaction in human affairs, of eras of thousand years, of the Apocalypse were near completion, peace and epochs of convulsion , presents one scene to the and that Jesus Christ would descend upon Jerusalem to eye of the student more startling in its effects—in its judge mankind. All Christendom was in commotion. masses of light and shade—in its extraordinary enthusi- A panic-terror seized the weak, the credulous, and the asm and more extraordinary superstition—than any other the guilty, who in those days formed nineteen-twentieths in her varied panorama : I allude to the moral phenomena of the population. Forsaking their homes, kindred, and exhibited in Europe and the East in the eleventh century. occupation, they crowded to Jerusalem to await the As the first thousand years of the Christian era drew to coming of the Lord, lightened, as they imagined, of a a close, the gloom of an appalling delusion darkened the load of sin by their weary pilgrimage. To increase the intellect of Europe. The facile tongue of the interpreter panic, the stars were observed to fall from heaven, earth- of prophecy had already unequivocally announced the quakes to shake the land, and violent hurricanes to blow- day of wrath was at hand. From A.D. 950 to 990, frantic down the forests. All these, and more especially the preachers declared from pulpit and market-cross, in pri- meteoric phenomena, were looked upon as the fore- vate houses and on the public highways, that the Sixth runners of the approaching judgments. Not a meteor Angel of Revelations had sounded his trumpet before shot athwart the horizon that did not fill a district the torrent of Mahommedanism swept over the Christian with alarm, and sent away to Jerusalem a score of ;pil- empires of the East, and that " the consummation of all grims, with staff in hand and wallet on their back, things " was at hand. praying as they went for the remission of their sins. I have elsewhere, and in poetic form, embodied the Men, women, and even children, trudged in droves to progress of Mohammed and his successors ; let me quote the Holy City, in expectation of the day when the a few passages :— heavens would open, and the Son of God descend in his lory." Prom grim Caaba, and ibs mystic shrine g , An old chronicler says that men To Mecca marched he, like a fiery orb ; awaited " the coming'' in an awful silence. But tbe state of And then, as sweep simoons 'cross desert wastes Christendom, just , described, He passed in lurid conquest—crimson glory . was followed by an active upheaving of ' European society, the most sudden and Oh! how the nations bent before his sivord, tremendous in the records of history, and singularl Like ripened corn beneath the reapers' steel ! y like those mar- velous henomena of geological science And why all this? Why cloth success still wait p , in which a period of apparent repose is followed b blood-stained path, if not to show y one of vast convulsion Upon his ¦—the level lands being That heaven permits such aivful visitants rent, mountain ranges formed, and long slumbering To punish men forgetful of its laws. volcanoes suddenly rendered active, Fancy a whole continent starting from the midnight And the prophet brought such influences as these to horrors of the dark delusion I have described, and be- stimulate his followers to action : coming a vast brotherhood—sworn to hurl back Oriental Prepare ye noiv, the fierce enthusiast cries, power from Christian lands ; and above all things bound Prepare ye noiv for deeds of rare emprize ! to rescue the " holy places"—the Zion of the Old Law Your guerdon's sure whether ye live or die; and the Calvary of the New from the hands of infidels. For living, earth shall all your joys supply, The groivth and progress of this delusion , in which But better still (and greater the delight) enthusiasm almost spontaneously awakened enthusiasm, For him ivho falls amid the glorious fight. are so interesting tbat I cannot refrain from giving you On wings of fire to Paradise he'll move, ¦—following Charles Mackey—a rapid resume ol them. And seize fruition in the heaven above. [Here the lecturer gave a outline of events preceding the There in the gardens of eternal Spring, First Crusade, and made a few reflections on the Cru- AVhile birds of Paradise around you sing, sades generally.] But these reflections lead me aivay Each , with a blooming liouri by his side, from the subject proper of my discourse this evening. Shall quaff the bliss of Life's celestial tide, I have not to deal with the Crusades, nor to dwell on the Breathe fragrant gales o'er fields of spice that blow, good or evil that resulted from that movement. My And gather flowers immortal as they groiv ; theme, on the present occasion, is tho heroic associations Ecstatic bliss shall all 3'Our powers employ, that sprang up during (and from) the Crusades, and the And every sense be lost in every joy ! effect of those associations on European progress and civilisation . The first order of Soldier Monks were the candidate was next called upon to take (substantially) Knights of the Hospital of St. John, whose retreat—the the following obligation :—¦" I swear to devote my con- temporary home of all Christian pilgrims—lay first in versation, my strength, and my life, to defen d the faith the valley of Jehosophat, and afterwards within the walls of one God, and tbe mysteries of one Gospel. I promise of Jerusalem. I need not follow the Hospitallers through to be submissive and obedient to the Grand Master of their chequered history, and many of the remarks and the Order. Whenever the Saracens shall attack any illustrations, which I shall hereafter use, will apply possessions of the Christians, I will pass the seas to equally to them as to the gloriou s band of Brothers, the deliver my brethren. I will render the aid of my arm Knights of the Temple, the fame of whose chivalric to the church and to kings, in battle against the infidel . achievements would be far greater were not it absorbed in Whenever I am opposed by but three enemies, I will the tragic grandeur of their misfortunes and unmerited combat with them, and never flee; I will contend with sufferings. The historian Stebbing* gives a sufficien tly them alone, if they be infidels. " We can easily under- accurate account of their institution and the principles stand the effect of this solemn obligation on men of a which animated them ; but like too many other writers, glowing temperament. Tbe-Templar not only became a through the warping influence of sectarianism he fails to missionary of the Church (perhaps a necessity of the realise the heroism of their self-sacrifice and the beauti- troublous times in which he lived) ; but he joined the ful ideal of their founders. His opinions are valuable side of order and humanity against the iron despotism because they are those of an adversary. " Among the of semi-barbarous kings and the brutality of lawless many brave knights,"he says, " who had followed Godfrey lords. St. Bernard bears ample testimony to the purity to Jerusalem.there were nine whose deep piety and fervent of their lives and the arduous character of their labours. devotion to the cause of the faithful acted as a strong in- " They live," he writes, " without having anything as citement to their uniting with each other in strict and their own, not even their will. Simply clad and covered affectionate friendship. Hugo of Payence, and Godfrey with dust, their countenance appears burnt with the Saint Omer, were at the head of this little band of pious heat of the sun, and is haughty and severe. When they ¦warriors , and they bound themselves by a vow to pass a approach to battle, they arm themselves with faith life of chastity and humiliation ; to fi ght for the protec- inside, and fire outside; their courage is unshaken in tion of the objects which claimed their veneration ; and danger, and they fear neither the strength nor the travel through the most dan gerous and least defended number of their enemies. They place their whole trust parts of the Holy Land in furtherance of their devout in the God of armies ; and in fighting for His glory, they profession. In the reign of Baldwin the Second, when seek a certain victory, or a holy and an honourable a great number of other knights professed their desire death." to associate themselves with these noblemen, the society Mr. Christopher Baker, in his lectures on the "Asso- subjected itself to the rules of Saint Angustine; and ciative Princi ple in the middle Ages," supplies me with the King, in order to encourage an institution so calcu- an ably condensed summary of the heroic achievements lated to increase the glory of his reign, and assist in the of the Knights Templar, that I cannot refrain from general advancement of the Christian cause, gave the reading to you. " They enlarged their objects," he members of the new establishment a part of his palace states, " from the defence of the roads to the defence of for their residence ; and this being near the Temple of the Christian Kin gdom of Jerusalem itself, now ruled Solomon; th ey thence took the title of Knights of the b3* Baldwin , who had succeeded his brother, Godfrey de Temple, or Templars. Many valuable benefactions soon Bouillon, the leader of tbe first Crusade; and eminent increased the power of this order. Foul que, Count of men from various countries joined their society, and Arjou, had so high an esteem for it, that he contributed threw the whole of their possessionns into the common yearly thirty pounds of silver to its support. Many stock. A mission to the Pope, and to the several great other noblemen showed an equal desire to contribute to potentates in Europe, resulted in making the Order its splendour and usefulness ; and it continued to known throughout Christendom ; and hundreds of the increase in importance, till it was doubtful whether the noblest knights in Europe returned with the mission to valour or the pride and luxury of its members, were the Jerusalem. Templar establishments speedily rose in greater." various parts of England, the chief, however, bein g iu But let ns avoid criticism, and see how the Templar London. Increasing in numbers and wealth , the newly- was admitted in the society of the Soldiers of the Shrine. formed Society sot about erecting their magnificent 'Tis night. A number of shadowy fi gures armed—you church and buildings on the spot still bearing the name, can catch a glimpse of their long straight swords-—pass tho Patriarch of Jerusalem having come over to England into a church or chapel , dimly lit. In a few moments to officiate at the consecration. This event may be said the blast of a trumpet is heard—it is repeated twice— to mark the consummation of the establishment of the then a challenge is given by a warder to the candidate Order in England ; from which date the importance of (if read y) to approach. He is admitted , guarded, into the 'Templars is ever conspicuous. Of the part which the presence of the Prior, or President, who thus addreses they took in maintaining the Christian cause in the him :— Holy Land, we need onl y remark, with the Hospitallers " The perils which yon will have to meet, in pursu- they shared in tho perils and glories of many a well- ance of the vows yen are to take, aro many and immi- fought fray. Generous emulation sometimes degenerated nent.. The rules of our order, also, are severe and into envy, and ihe heats and feuds of the rival Orders at strict. You will have to suffer hunger and thirst when times violated the peace of the country, and brought you desire to eat and drink ; to watch when you wish to scandal upon the Christian name ; but these dissentions sleep, and to pass into another country, when you were speedily brought to a close when danger approached desire to remain in the one where you are dwelling." their charge, and the standard of the Mussulman was Having thus warned him of the hardships to which lie seldom raised on the frontier of the kingdom without would expose himself, by becoming their associate, the tho trumpets of the Brotherhood in every preceptory and chief continued : " Is it your desire to become a knight commandery receiving and echoing the challenge. But of this order ? Are yon sound of body ? Are you the prowess of the Templars was particularl y conspicu- married , or under an engagement of marriage ? Do you ous in the moments of the Kin gdom's final fate. When belong to any other order? Have you any debts which the Christians of the Holy Lund were reduced to the you or your friends are not able to pay ? If the answers possession of Acre, and 200,000 Mameluke Tartars, to these inquiries were such as satisfied tho chapter , the commanded by the Kalif of Egypt, were camped round * Constable's Miscellany, vol. LL, p. 27. its walls, the defence of the citv was entrusted to th Grand Master of the Order ; and well and chivalrously England in this matter, moved that further consideration of did he maintain his high and sacred charge. Acre fell, the proposal be postponed till next monthly meeting, and which as we stated in our summary of the achievements of the was seconded by Bro. Robertson, whereupon Bro . Wallace Hospitallers, but not until this heroic representative of withdreiv his motion, and that of Bro. Mann was unanimously- Christian chivalry and most of the noble followers of his agreed upon. lorious standard, with its standard were slain. That g Extract from Minutes of Meeting of Grand Committee held 1st " forming the war-cry of the Tem- , terrific-—" Beauseant, Pebruary, 1S71. plars, was now to be unfurled no more ; the few survi- The Meeting then proceeded to re-consideratio n of the ques- vors of Acre retired to Armenia and Cyprus ; and with tion as to Conference on the Mark Degree, AA'hen Bro. Alexander their departure appeared the last hope of arresting in Hay moved, seconded by Bro. H. R. Kay—" That Grand Lodge the East the progress of the Mahomedan domination. be recommended to entertain the proposal fro m the Grand Lod ge (To be Continued.)" of Mark Masters of England and Wales, and to depute Bros. Andrew Kerr and Wm. Mann, (S.G.W.,) to attend the Conference as Delegates from the Grand Lodge of Scotl and , and to report tbe suggestions emanating therefrom to Grand Lodge THE MARK DEGREE IN ENGLAND. for consideration. On the suggestion of Bro. Maun , the name of Bro. William (Continued from page 140) . Hay ivas included AA'ith those already nominated as Delegates, Extract from Minutes of Meeting of Grand Committee, held in the event of either being unable to attend the Conference, 25th November, 1870. and the motion, as so amended , AA-as unanimously agreed to. Grand Secretary produced and read letters from Bro. P. Extract from Minutes of Meeting of Grand Lodge, held Gth Binckes, Secretary to the Grand Lodge of Mark Masters of February, 1871. England and Wales, soliciting that Grand Lodge to concur in a On tbe recommendation of Grand Committee, Grand Lodge proposed Conference regarding the Mark Degree, aud send was pleased to entertain the proposal from the Grand Lodge ot Delegates to tho same. Mark Masters of England and Wales for a Conference on the It Avas moved by Bro. Alex. Hay, and seconded by Bro. G. subject of the Mark Degree , and to appoint Bros. William McLean, that this subject lie over till next monthly meeting, Mann, Senior Grand AVarden , and Andrew Kerr, as Delegate and that Bro . Andrew Kerr be invited to attend that meeting, to represent this Grand Lodge, with Bro. William Hay as sub- as having taken a leading part in the settlement of the c|ues- stitute, in the even t of either of those brethren finding it tion regarding the Mark Degree Avhen before Grand Lodge. inconvenient to attend the Conference. An amendment was moved by Bro. Robertson , seconded by On the suggestion of Bro. Mann, Senior Grand Warden,, Bro. Officer, that the application of Bro. Binckes be not enter- the name of the Right Worshipful Past Grand Master, the Earl tained. of Dalhousie was substituted for his own as one of the Dele- After some discussion, Bro. Robertson withdrew his amend- gates. ment, and the motion Avas unanimously agreed to. Extract from Minutes of Meeting of Grand Committee, held 24th Extract from Minutes of Meeting of Grand Committee, held Gth February, 1871. January, 1871. The Grand Secretary intimated that he had received a com- The Meeting then procieded to further consideration of the munication from the Right Hon . the Earl of Dalhousie, declining proposal for Conference on Mark Degree, and the Grand Secre- to act as Delegate to the Conference to be held on the Marl- tary having read the communication of Bro. Binckes, Secretary Degree, in respect that his Lordship is the Representative of the of the Grand Lodge of Mark Masters of England and Wales, Grand Lodge of England, by which the Conference will not be Bro. Mann , Senior Grand "Warden , explained the object of the recognised. proposed Conference as an effort to establish the recognition and uniform Avorking on a satisfactory basis of the Mark Degree, I hereby certify that the foregoing are truo and faithful and stated that the Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of extracts from the Minutes of Grand Committee aud Grand Lodge Scotland had agreed to send Delegates to the Conference on be- of Scotland. half of that body. JonK LAUEIE. The Gran d Secretary read copy of a letter addressed to Bro. Grand Clerk, G.L. Binckes by the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of APPENDIX E. England, tvom Avhich it appears that that Grand Lodge, while Articles of Union , England , 1813,—Art 2—5. sympathising Avith the promoters of the Conference in their 2.—It is declared and pronounced , that pure Ancient laudable desire to effect a settlement- of the question at issue, Masonry consists of three Degrees, and no more : viz, those cf having nevertheless respect to its own Constitution, felt the Entered Apprentice, the Fellow Craft and the Master Mason, obliged to decline taking any part in the movement. including the Supreme Order of the Holy Royal Arch. But The Grand Clerk read the report of the Special Committee this Article is not intended to prevent any Lodge or Chapter appointed by Grand Lodge, on Gth February,1860, to consider the from holding a meeting in any of the Orders of chivalry accord- whole subject of the Mark Degree, ancl ivhich report ivas ing to the Constitutions of tho said Orders. adopted by Grand Lodge at quarterly communication , on 3.—There shall be most perfect unity of oblig.ition, of disci- the 5th November, 1860, and became the laiv of the Grand pline, of working the Lodges, of making, passing and raising, Lodge on the subject, and Bro. Andrew Kerr, AVIIO attended instructing and clothing Brothers ; so that but one pure unsullied this meeting at the request of Grand Committee, as per minutes system, according to the genuine landmarks, laivs, and traditions of the last meeting, and who had represented Grand Lodgo on of the Craft, shall bo maintained, upheld and practised , through-f the Joint Committee IIOAV referred to, gave a very lucid and out tbe Masonic Avorld, fioin the day and date of the said Union interesting acconnt of the proceedings of that Committee, and until time shall be no more. the grounds upon which the report just read had been prepared 4.—To preve nt all controversy or dispute as to the genuine aud agreed upon, showing that Grand Lodge had, at the time and pure obl igations, forms, rules, and ancient traditions of Ma- of the formal recognition of the Mark, sufficient historical data sonry, and further to unite and bind the whole Fraternity of for holding it as part of Ancient St. John 's Masonry, legally Masons in one indissoluble bond , it is agreed that the obligation practised by the Old Operative Daughter Lod ges, and as such and forms that have, from time immemorial, been established entitled to be worked under the existing Charters in force. used, and practised , in the Craft , shall be recognised , accepted , After some discussion— aud taken , by the members of both Fraternities, as tbe pure and Bro. Wallace moved , seconded by Bro. Monteith , that as genuine obli gations and forms by which the incorporated Grand Grand Lodge of England had declined to join the movement, Lodge of England, and its dependent Lodges in every part Grand Lodge be recommended not to entertain the proposal of of the Avorld , shall be bound ; and for the purpose of receiving sending Delegates to the Conference, and and communicating clue light and settling this uniformity of Bro. Mann , (S.G.W.,) considering that the Grand Lodge of regulation and instruction (and particularl y in matters Avhich Scotland was differently situated from the Grand Lodge of can neither be expressed nor described in u-riting), ic is further agreed that brotherly application be made to the Grand Lodges LIST OE LODGE Hi EETINGS &a, FOB, WEEK of Scotland and Ireland, to authorise, delegate and appoint, any ENDING AUGUST 26in, 1871. tivo or more of their enlighthened members to be present at the Grand Assembly on the solemn occasion _ -*, of uniting the said Fraternities ; and that the res- METKOIOLITAK LODQ-ES AND CH . TEHS. pecth*o Grand Masters, Grand Officers , Masters, Past Monday, August 21st- Masters, Wardens and Brothers, then and there present , and LODGE . —Panmui-e, Balham Hotel, Balham. solemnly engage to abide by the true forms and obli gations Tuesday, August 22nd. (particularly in matters ivhich can neither be described nor written), in the presence of the said members of the Grand L ODGE.—Industry, Freemasons' Hall. Lodge Of Scotland and Ireland, that it may be declared, recog- Wednesday, August 23rd. nised, and known, that they are all hound by the same solemn General Committee of Grand Lodge and Lodge of Benevolence pledge, and Avork under the same laiv. at 6 precisely. 5.—For the purpose of establishing and securing this perfect LODGES.—United Pilgrims, Horns Tavern, Kennington-park ; , for uniformity in all the warranted lodges and also to prepare High Cross, Seven Sisters Tavern, Pago Green , Tottenham. this Grand Assembly, and to place all the members of both Fra - CHAPTER. — Union of Waterloo, Freemasons " Hall, ternities on the level of equality on the dayof re-union, it is a greed William Street, Woolwich. that as soon as these present shall have received the sanction of the respective Grand Lodges, the tAvo Grand Masters shall ap- Thursday, August 24th. point each nine worthy and expert Master Masons, or Past House Committee Girls' School, at 4. Masters of their respective Fraternities, with Avarrant and CHAPTEH .—Canonbury, Masons Arms, Masons Avenue, Basins- instructions to meet together at some convenient central place ball Street. in London , Avhen each par ty having opened in a separate apart- ment a just and perfect lod ge, agreeably to their peculiar METROPOLITAN LODGES AND CHAPTERS OF regulations, they shall give and receive mutually and reciprocall y INSTRUCTION. the obligations of both Fraternities, deciding by lot which shall take priority in giving and receiving the same ; and being A numher of Lodges and Chapters of Instruction do not thus all duly and equally enlightened in both forms, they shall .meet during ihe summer months, ive shall , therefore dis- be empoivered and directed , either to hold a Lodge under the continue the publication of oitr usual list until the re-com- warrant or dispensation to be entrusted to them, and to be mencement of the season. We shall , however, g ive the entitled the Lodge of Reconciliation , or to visit the several announcements of those Lodges and Chapters of Instruction Lodges holdin g both under the Grand Lodges for the purposes of which continue to meet during the summer on receiving obligating, instructing and perfecting the Masters, Past Masters, authoritative intimation thereof. Wardens and Members, in both tbe forms; and to make a return o the Grand Secretaries of both the Grand Longes of the names The follovj mg' Lodges of Instruction, ive are informed by af thoso Avhom they shall have thus enlightened. And the said the Secretaries , meet all tha year round :— Giand Secretaries shall be empoivered to enrol the names of all RoTAl. UNION LODGE (S O . 382), Horse and Groom , Win-ley the members thus remade in the Register of both the Grand Street, Oxford Street, at 8. Bro. T. A. Adams, Preceptor. Lodges, without fee or reward ; it being ordered that no person - be thus PAN MURE LOD GE (N O . 720), Balham Hotel, Balham, Friday s i^iall obligated and registered whom tbe Master and at S. Bro. John Thomas, Preceptor. Wardens of his Lodge shall not certify by Avriting under then- WESTBOT-RNE LODGE (NO. 733), Horse and Groom hands, that he is free on the books ol his particular Lodge. , Winsley Thus on the day of the Assembly of both Fraternities, the Grand Street, Oxford Street, Fridays at 8. Bro. Ash, Preceptor. Officers, Masters, Past Masters and Wardens, Avho are alon e to SXKOXG MAN, St. John's Gate, Clerkenivell, Monday, at S. be present, shall -.ill have taken ihe obligation by which each is Bro. Terry, Preceptor. bound , and be prepared to make their solemn engagement , ST. JAMES'S, (No. 7G5), Gregorian Arms Tavern , Jamaica hat they will thereafter abide by that which shall be recognised Road, Berinoiidsey, Fridays at S. and declared to he the true and universall y accepted obligation TEMEEKANCE, (NO. 1G0), Victoria Tavern , "Victoria Road of the Master . Mason . Deptford, Fridays at S. STAR, (No. 1275), Marquis of Granby Tavern , New Cross Road Deptford , Saturdays The marriage of Bro. Iiawstorne li'ith jMiss Edith Elizabeth at 7- 1?: rinoi-Hesketh , eldest daughter of Bro. Sir Thomas Fermor We have been requested to announce that Radley's Hotel being Hesketh, Bart. M. P., for Preston , AA-as solemnised on Thursday closed, no meetings of Lodges or Chapters can be held there for 10th inst., at St. Paul's, Kuightsbridge. The bride, accom- the present. panied by her father, AV I IO gave her away, ivas received at the church hy the following young ladies, who were her brides- maids :—Miss Constance Hesketh , Miss Eva Bulk, Miss Gerard, TO CORRESPONDENTS. Miss De Ti-afford , Miss Wilbrahain , Miss Georgina Thorpe, ancl *#* All Communications to he addressed to 19, Salisburv- Miss Gardiner . For the information of " Mason's Avives, aud street, Strand, W.C. Mason 's bairns," AVC will state that the bride's dress was com- posed of rich white satin trimmed with Brussels point, bouillons AVE shall be glad to receive from brethren any proceedings of of tulle, and pansies of satin attached by garlands of orange Masonic meetings, which shall be duly inserted. Communica- blossoms and myrtle. Her headdress was of orange blossoms tions should be forwarded so as to reach us as earlv iu the with a tulle veil. The bridesmaids' dresses were of white week as convenient—not later than Wednesday if possible . muslin , trimmed ivith lace, white satin bows and sashes ; white We haA'e to request our correspondents to be particular in tulle bonnets ornamented with apple blossoms, and they were a Ai-riting - names distinctly. gold locket, with an enamelled monogram of the bride and Oui- Correspondents, and especially our Foreign Exchanges, bridegroom in the centre, presented by the bridegroom. The are requested to Address in full to of ceremony was performed by the Hon. and Bev. R. Liddell. The " The Editor bride's presents were very numerous ; and among the most The Freemason 's Magazine and Masonic Mirror, valuable were a handsome gold band bracelet , with brilliant star 10, Salisbury Street, Strand , centre, and a large oA'al gold locket, with brilliant star centre, on London , W.C." a wide band necklace , an oval gold locket, with a beautiful Letters and Papers addressed , "Freemasons' Magazine, London , ornament in emeralds and diamonds, a curiously-wrought gold although mostly reaching us are liable to miscarriage, and, band bracelet in the Etruscan sty le, a gold snake bracelet, with are invariabl y delayed in delivery. ruby eyes ; an ameth yst and pearl bracelet, a pair of gold E RRATUM .—In the letter from A. F. T., page 129, line 2, for enamel earrings, set with coral, and a coral brooch set in gold ; " constitutions " read " constitution " ; line 2 of the second a gold bracelet , ivith horse-shoe centre in pearls, &e. paragraph, for " reasons " read " remedies."